Dix Hills Drug Rehab Center Extends for Mothers

DIXHILL, N.Y. - July 20, 2018 - PRLog -- A drug rehab center in Dix Hills, New York had a ribbon cutting ceremony this week to commence the extension of one of their drug addiction treatment programs in Suffolk County.

Madonna Heights, a drug rehab center under the umbrella of SCO (formally known as St. Christopher-Ottilie) Family of Services, doubled the number of beds in their facility. They have two programs that assist women who need substance abuse treatment— Morning Star 1, which started in 1994 and helps single women with substance use disorders, and Morning Star 2, which began in 2007 and lets children to stay with their mothers while they endure drug abuse treatment.

"We are expanding the footprint of Morningstar 2, which is the mother-infant program," said Heath Bloch, the chief operating officer of SCO Family of Services. "We are doing that to address the needs of the families, to keep mothers and infants together."

Bloch said that they are adding 28 beds, 14 for mothers and 14 for their children.

"What we have provided is basically a suite, a room for mom and a room for baby to live together while mom is addressing her addiction. [We] also work with mom to learn how to parent her child while she's sober."

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