Chrysalis House Healthy Start Baltimore

Chrysalis House Healthy Start is a residential rehab in Baltimore built around a simple idea: mothers should not have to choose between care and their children. Since 1986 the program has offered women a place to live while they receive addiction treatment, and children under three can stay on site with their mother. That arrangement removes one of the largest barriers women face when they consider entering a residential program in Maryland. If you are pregnant or parenting a young child, then the ability to keep your child with you may decide whether residential care is possible at all. The setting is women only, and the approach is trauma informed, which matters for people who arrive with histories of violence, loss or untreated perinatal mental health concerns.

Care here blends a stable, alcohol- and drug-free living environment with structured clinical services. Each woman completes an assessment of her recovery capital, works with staff on an individual service plan, and takes part in behavioral health therapy. Parenting education, life-skills training and case management run alongside treatment rather than after it. Staff address overlapping conditions such as depression anxiety and trauma at the same time as substance use. When a woman needs a different level of care than residential, then staff can discuss options, and the helpline can help callers compare other Baltimore programs.

Care levels at this Baltimore rehab

Chrysalis House Healthy Start offers one level of care: residential rehab, with a typical stay of 30 or more days. This Baltimore rehab combines residential alcohol and drug treatment with on-site childcare for mothers in Maryland. Women live on site while receiving treatment, and clinicians use cognitive behavioral therapy, individual counseling and group therapy to address alcohol use, drug use and dual diagnosis care. Twelve Step facilitation connects participants to AA and NA meetings held on site. Online therapy is available for some sessions, and life-skills work is woven through the schedule.

Planning for discharge starts long before the last day and may connect a woman to continuing care, outpatient services or job counseling. When a woman needs either a higher or a lower level of care, the helpline can help her compare other Maryland rehab centers. SAMHSA lists the program, so it shows up in the federal FindTreatment.gov directory, though being listed guarantees neither an open bed nor any specific service on a given day.

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Twelve Step
• Gender-Specific
• Twelve Step Facilitation
• 1-on-1 Counseling
• Online Therapy
• Group Therapy
• Life Skills
• Trauma Informed

Who this women's program serves

• Expectant mothers and women raising a child younger than three, all of them 18 or older
• Women seeking residential treatment for alcohol or drug use
• Mothers dealing with co-occurring conditions like depression, anxiety or trauma
• Pregnant women who want prenatal care coordinated with addiction treatment
• Women who want on-site childcare and a women-only setting

Amenities, program length, and setting

You will find the program at 4500 Park Heights Ave in Baltimore, MD 21215. The grounds include outdoor space, and two photos let you see the setting before you call. Mothers in treatment here can bring their children, and the Baltimore center provides childcare, meals and outdoor space. Most stays last 30 days or more, with the actual length set by clinical need and by how the person is moving through her individual service plan. Children's care and children's accommodations are built into the program, and meals come with it. Staff work in English. Transportation runs on a schedule during business hours, and prenatal visits and mother-child medical appointments are part of the weekly plan rather than an extra.

• Outdoor Space
• Accommodations for Clients Children
• Childcare for Clients Children

Paying for residential rehab here

Medicaid appears among the specializations Chrysalis House Healthy Start lists, and the center also takes cash pay rates. Maryland Medicaid might cover residential alcohol rehab at this Baltimore center, so verify your plan first. Since each plan sets its own coverage rules and authorization requirements, call the helpline to confirm what your Medicaid covers and what you would owe. Advisors answer the helpline at all hours, the call is free, your information stays private, and you commit to nothing by calling. Should this center not suit your needs or have a bed open, the same call can bring up other Maryland rehab centers.

Worth asking before admission

• Does my Medicaid plan cover residential treatment here, and is prior authorization required?
• How long is the average stay and how is discharge timing decided?
• Can my child stay with me, and what childcare is available during appointments and groups?
• How are prenatal and mother-child medical visits scheduled?
• What does the daily schedule look like, including AA or NA meetings and therapy sessions?
• What items can I bring, and how do visits with family work?