Admission Criteria
- All applicants must be ambulatory and capable of self-care.
- All applicants must be potentially employable, and/or willing to continue their education for career preparation. All applicants out of the work force due to disability must be potentially able and willing to do volunteer work.
- All applicants must be willing to comply with the program of The Bridge, Inc/Mom & Me.
- Applicants must complete an intake screening in person or over the phone with staff prior to admission. (Adjustments may be made to this if an individual is incarcerated.)
- At time of admission, all medication and personal belongings will be checked in with staff.
- Both programs are aimed at treating each resident as an individual with individual needs; therefore the length of stay is variable.
- The average length of stay is 6-18 months, this is determined by the client's care team.
Order of Admission
Referrals for Region 3 funded beds will be considered for admission in the following order:
Referrals for Region 3 funded beds will be considered for admission in the following order:
- Pregnant injecting drug users
- Other pregnant substance users
- Other injecting drug users
- Women with dependent children
- Mental Health Board Commitments
- All others
All other referrals will be considered on a first-come first-served basis at the discretion of the Director.
The Bridge Program Manual
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