Chrysalis House is a nonprofit agency governed by a 30-member board of directors. Founded in 1978, Chrysalis House is Kentucky’s oldest and largest licensed substance abuse treatment program for women and their children. Our comprehensive, professional program more than doubles the national average for success. Highlights include:

• Treatment programs licensed by Kentucky Department of Health and Family Services;
• Children’s program licensed by Kentucky Department of Health and Family Services and recognized by STARS for Kids Now;
• Evaluated by the University of Kentucky Center for Drug and Alcohol Research;
• Partially funded by U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment;
  
• Credentialed psychologists, social workers, and certified alcohol and drug counselers provide therapy using evidence-based practices;
• Cross-trained staff integrate both mental health and substance dependence treatment;
• Domestic violence prevention and treatment;
• Family-focused services include treatment of client, her children, and her family;
• Vocational training and job placement; and,
• Credit counseling and access to affordable housing.
  

Notice of Privacy Practices

Chrysalis House provides a safe, nurturing, and aesthetically pleasing environment for adult recovering women and their children. We recognize the disease concept of addiction and incorporate the Twelve Step Programs of Alcoholics Anonymous into all parts of our treatment program. We believe that addictions affect every aspect of a woman’s functioning, and the whole woman must be treated in order to achieve health, happiness, and serenity. We accept each resident as a worthwhile individual, and treat all with dignity and respect.

Chrysalis House, Inc. is staffed by a multi-disciplinary team including psychologists, social workers, and administrators. A volunteer Board of Directors, made up of social service providers, community leaders, members of the Twelve Step community, and former program participants oversees the agency.

Services offered are:

Treatment for Women

• Psychosocial assessment
• Addiction Severity Index
• Kentucky Treatment Outcome Study
• Individual therapy
• Group therapy
• Psychiatric services
• Relapse prevention education
• Corrective thinking skills course
• Life skills education
• Wellness course
• Domestic violence assessment
• Domestic violence course
• Couples counseling
• Parenting assessment
• Nurturing Families course
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy group
• Physical health assessment/treatment
• Dental assessment/treatment
• Visual assessment/treatment
• Medication assistance
• Case managed care
• Personal needs assessment and assistance
• Household needs assessment and assistance
• Transportation
• Legal referral and assistance
• Child reunification assistance
• Community service referrals
• Aftercare assessment
• Aftercare support groups
• On-site Twelve Step meetingsEducation/Employment
• Job interest/aptitude assessment
• GED tutoring
• Job readiness skills course
• Basic and advanced computer courses
• Practice interviews
• Job placement assistance
• Image consulting

Family/Children’s Services

• Family therapy
• Child therapy
• Adolescent therapy
• Developmental assessment
• Social skills groups
• Strengthening Families course
• Making Parenting a Pleasure course
• Mentoring
• Child care
• Educational/cultural experiences
• Substance abuse prevention
• Criminal activity prevention
• Early sexual activity prevention
• Children’s dental assessment/treatmentFinancial

Credit counseling

• Credit building
• Credit repair
• Budgeting
• Individual development accounts

Housing

• Permanent rental housing
• Home ownership classes
• Home ownership

All Chrysalis House, Inc. programs are licensed by the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services.