Project Grant H79TI088972

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.