Haymarkets residential treatment for pregnant and postpartum women (PPW-RH)

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded MC Dermott Center Inc., doing business as Haymarket Center, $525,000 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.490).

Haymarket Center will deliver comprehensive, integrated behavioral health and primary care services to 119 pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorders and their 48 children in a residential treatment setting. The program targets Cook County, Illinois with focus on communities with higher prevalence of substance use disorder. Year 1 enrollment includes 19 women and 8 children, scaling to 25 women and 10 children annually in Years 2–5. The adult population will be 100 percent female with a median age of 35; children will range from newborns to 6 years old. At admission, 89 percent of participants will be unstably housed and 94 percent unemployed; 30 percent will have criminal justice involvement. All adult participants will have substance use disorder and likely co-occurring mental health disorders or serious mental illness.

Measurable objectives include providing FDA-approved medication to 95 percent of women who choose this treatment and connecting 95 percent of women to recovery housing and wraparound services. The program seeks to identify and engage participants, improve access to evidence-based practices, promote long-term recovery, and strengthen sustained recovery post-treatment.

The award period runs from September 30, 2026, through September 29, 2031. Place of performance is Chicago, Illinois 60607.

Haymarket center, chicago's largest and most comprehensive substance use disorder (SUD) treatment provider, proposes haymarket residential treatment for pregnant and postpartum women (PPW-RH) to provide comprehensive, integrated behavioral health and primary care services for 119 pregnant and postpartum (PPW) women and 48 children, who will reside with their mothers in residential SUD treatment, to promote long-term recovery and sobriety. The geographic catchment area is cook county, IL with a population of 5,194,625 with a focus on communities with higher prevalence of SUD. Year 1 year 2 year 3 year 4 year 5 total PPW 19 25 25 25 25 119 children 8 10 10 10 10 48. Targets include serving 19 unduplicated women in year 1, followed by 25 women each in years 2-5, with a cumulative total of 119. Additionally, the project aims to serve 8 children in year 1, and 10 children in each subsequent year, for a cumulative total of 48 children. The adult PPW population of focus will be 100% adult females with a median age of 35. Children will be 50% male and 50% female, ranging from newborns to 6 years old. All adult individuals receiving PPW-RH services will have a substance use disorder and will likely be experiencing CO-occurring mental health disorders or serious mental illnesses. 89% of participants will be unstably housed at the time of admission with 94% unemployed. 30% will have criminal justice involvement. Goals include identifying and engaging 119 women with SUD/COD and their children, improving access to EBP to reduce SU/MH symptoms, promoting long-term recovery, and strengthening sustained recovery post-treatment. Measurable objectives include providing FDA-approved medication to 95% of women who choose to receive this treatment, connecting 95% of women to recovery housing and other wraparound services, providing family preservation services to 75% of clients, providing SUD counseling and supports to 75% of eligible family members, case management services for all women, and supporting safe family reunification for 75% of eligible participants.