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The Georgia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities (DBHDD) contracts with providers in all six regions to provide various levels of treatment services for women with substance use disorders. The Women’s Treatment and Recovery Services (WTRS) are designed to view recovery as an ongoing process to improve health and wellness and live satisfying self-directed lives for pregnant and parenting women.

Services for women include but are not limited to: ongoing assessment and screening, psychiatric and nursing care, group and individual interventions that address issues of relationships, cognitive distortions, sexual and physical abuse, trauma, parenting, anger management, symptom management, and therapeutic child care. Therapeutic interventions for children in the custody of women in treatment address developmental needs and issues of sexual and physical abuse and neglect. Case management and transportation are provided to ensure that women and their children have access to services. Vocational assistance includes job training, job matching, educational resources, and other supports to allow individuals to gain experience and ability in the community. The average length of stay is three to six months.