Family works residential treatment for pregnant & postpartum women

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration awarded Heartland Family Service $524,995 on September 30, 2026, under the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.490) to deliver residential treatment, recovery services, and case management for pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health disorders across Nebraska and Iowa.

The Family Works residential treatment program will serve a minimum of 20 unduplicated women annually in year one, scaling to 28 by year five, with an estimated 120 unduplicated women served over the five-year award period. The program will employ evidence-based models and aims to increase treatment completion rates from a baseline of 56 percent in year one to 65 percent or greater by year five; achieve or maintain family reunification with minor children for 60 percent or greater of women served annually; and connect 90 percent of program completers to outpatient treatment services at discharge. Work is performed in Omaha, Nebraska, with place of performance at Omaha, NE 68104.

Period of performance runs from September 30, 2026, through September 30, 2030. The assistance type is a Project Grant.

The family works residential treatment for pregnant or postpartum women (PPW) program serves pregnant and postpartum women with substance use disorders (SUD) and CO-occurring mental health disorders. Goals for family works will provide include providing treatment, recovery, and case management services using evidence-based models and will access to residential treatment capacity for women in this region will strengthen maternal and infant health outcomes and increase long term recovery for women and families throughout nebraska (population of 2.03 million) and iowa (population of 3.2 million). The program will also track objectives including the following: program-wide treatment completion rate will increase from a baseline of 56% in year 1 to 65% or greater by year 5; serve a minimum of 20 unduplicated women annually in year 1, growing to 28 by year 5; 60% or greater of women served annually will achieve or maintain family reunification with their minor children across years 1-5; 90% of women who complete the program will be connected to outpatient treatment services at discharge across years 1-5. Based on the projected annual targets, approximately 120 unduplicated women over the five-year project period will be served.