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Women’s Recovery Services

Women’s Recovery Services (WRS) is an initiative of the Minnesota…
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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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Project Reports

May 2020

Data tables for Year 3 of the evaluation.

March 2020

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.

April 2019

Summary of evaluation results from year two of the grant.

April 2019

Presents evaluation results from year two of the grant. It includes a description of the families served, services provided, and program outcomes.

April 2024

This report provides a description of women and children served by Women’s Recovery Services programs between May 1, 2022 and May 31, 2023, and outcomes for families during the third iteration of this five-year grant.

March 2024

The Women’s Integrated Care Hubs 1.0 program expanded the crisis services and enhanced the culturally and linguistically responsive services offered by substance use providers. This final report captures the activities completed through Hubs, lessons learned, areas for future momentum, and a brief description of who was served through Hubs and what families need.

September 2023

In 2022, the Minnesota Department of Human Services Behavioral Health Division partnered with three Women’s Recovery Services grantees to pilot the Women’s Integrated Care (WIC) Hubs 1.0 program. The program allows grantees to expand the crisis services they offer and to enhance their culturally and linguistically responsive services. The purpose of this study was to learn more about the individuals served by the three WIC Hubs 1.0 grantees by conducting an analysis of historical WRS data.

August 2021

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.

August 2021

This report presents findings across all 12 funded programs from January 1, 2017, through January 31, 2021.

July 2021

Return on investment (ROI) analysis of Women’s Recovery Services.

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