July 2021
Return on investment (ROI) analysis of Women’s Recovery Services.
Women’s Recovery Services (WRS) is an initiative of the Minnesota Department of Human Services Alcohol and Drug Abuse Division. Grantees across Minnesota provide treatment support and recovery services for pregnant and parenting women who have substance use disorders and their families. The evaluation includes process and outcome evaluations and a cost-benefit analysis.
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Return on investment (ROI) analysis of Women’s Recovery Services.
Summary report including a description of women and children served by Women’s Recovery Services between January 1, 2017, and January 31, 2021, and outcomes for families during the five-year grant.
This report presents a description of the women and children served by WRS programs and outcomes for families during the third year of the 5-year grant.
Data tables for Year 3 of the evaluation.
Summary of the Year 3 report, presenting key findings regarding WRS outcomes and families served.
Summary of evaluation results from year two of the grant.
Presents evaluation results from year two of the grant. It includes a description of the families served, services provided, and program outcomes.
Presents a description of women and children served in early 2017 and preliminary outcomes for families.
This study demonstrates the economic value of the five-year Women’s Recovery Services initiative, which provides comprehensive, gender-specific, family-centered treatment support and recovery services for pregnant and parenting women who have substance use disorders, and their families. The 10 programs served a total of 951 clients with 1,931 children in year four, the basis for this study. Conservative estimates detailed in this report show that the benefits generated by these programs providing Women’s Recovery Services will add up to $22.8 million over the lifetime of participants.
The Women’s Recovery program provides treatment support and recovery services for pregnant and parenting women who have substance use disorders, and their families. Services offered to program participants through the Women’s Recovery Services initiative vary somewhat across sites, but generally include services and supports related to treatment and recovery, basic needs and daily living, mental and physical health, and parenting. This report summarizes program activities from year four of the initiative.
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