Liberation House has been providing residential substance abuse treatment in Stamford for over thirty years. Men, 18 and older, complete a progressive and carefully crafted four to six month program of rehabilitation in a modified therapeutic community of up to 67 residents.

The goal is to help clients facilitate behavioral and cognitive change as they learn more about the disease of addiction and the process of recovery. In doing this they learn the skills to lead sober lives.

Treatment includes individual and group therapy with trained counselors specializing in substance abuse.

Clients participate in self-help fellowship and learn how to build a sober support system to assist them in their recovery once they leave the program.

Through family therapy, weekend passes and Sunday visits, the men reunite with their families. Their parents, wives, significant others and children learn about the disease of addiction, ways to support recovery in their loved ones and the importance of caring for themselves.

Men at Liberation House work on completing educational goals, resolving legal issues and giving back to the community through volunteer work. They graduate with plans for continued treatment, employment and housing.

Liberation House admits clients on methadone maintenance. Clients with life threatening illnesses are also considered as long as they are able to participate fully in the program.

Services

Clinical Services

• Assessment
• Diagnosis
• Methadone maintenance
• Individual, group and family therapy
• Residential treatment
• Relapse prevention therapy
• Re-entry and aftercare
• Ongoing support groups

Educational and Therapeutic Groups

• The Disease of Addiction and the Process of Recovery
• Anger Management
• Spirituality
• 12 Step Facilitation
• Parenting Skills
• Conflict Resolution
• Healthy Relationships
• Physical Aspects of Recovery
• Criminal Lifestyles
• HIV/AIDS Education, Testing and Counseling
• Life Skills
• Sexual Abuse

Liberation House Philosophy

We have chosen to change our lives, learning to live. In these our beliefs is the foundation from which comes our strength. Stirpping away the facade of destruction, we reveal feelings of anger and fear existing with feelings of warmth, understanding and love, that make us complete.

Until we respect ourselves, we have nothing real to give. We could not open ourselves to others; fearful they will find nothing inside.

So here with these beliefs do we begin. We are men, worthy of respect. We have taken an oath of silence, each to ourselves, yet as one, to struggle against our past, to fight for a new future.

Honest tears come from the eyes of men as well as women, from eyes that are old as well as new.

We have become a family where there is warmth, words of encouragement, strong minds and soft hearts of understanding.

We have been offered a new road to bring our inner selves out, to give and help each other as others have helped us.

Walk beside us!

Four Phases of Treatment
Orientation
This phase addresses rules, tools and nature of a modified therapeutic community and early recovery issues.

Main Treatment
Understanding the disease of addiction and the process of recovery is emphasized. Clients attend classes and regular group meetings from the Liberation House curriculum.

Re Entry I
This phase focuses on relapse prevention and setting up a sober household and positive life plan.

Re-Entry II
Recovery issues in the work/school environment are stressed. Communication and social skills, money management, career development, resume writing, and applying for employment are other topics addressed in this phase.