Transitional Housing

“It is the best place to learn about me.  It is also a great place to

learn how to start a life long recovery program that is

workable.”

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Godfrey S. Kobets
enilde Hall
3220 East 23rd Street   Kansas City, MO 64127   816-842-5836 Call United Way’s Info & Referral Line - Dial 211

Transitional Housing

A Theraputic Community

Treating Addiction, Mental Illness & Homelessness
Transitional Housing Every client has an individual treatment plan based on their unique needs.  The treatment plans are developed with the counselor and are updated every 30, 60, and 90 days.  The treatment plan focuses on attaining individual outcomes.  Treatment is presented in a continuum of services. The individual treatment plans are based on each client’s current needs. Progress is based on program participation and length of time in the program at each level. Services include: • Housing – Transitional housing services for 65 men • Substance Abuse Treatment - All residents must participate in a recovery program that includes group counseling, community groups, individual counseling, case management, and community service. • Mental Health Services- On-site psychologist, psychiatric nurse, medication management, and mental health services. • Medical Assessment & Education – On site health assessment by nurse, health literacy education groups. • Case Management - Depending on the unique needs of each resident.  Services include:  employment counseling, independent living skills, recreation activities, legal advocacy and referrals transportation, spirituality, financial counseling, family counseling, and referrals to community self help groups
To be considered successful, clients must achieve all three Benilde Hall outcomes including: • Residents will maintain abstinent from drugs & alcohol • Residents obtain and remain in permanent housing • Residents will increase work skills and income
Benilde Hall provided services to 319 men in 2012. Upon discharge- · 78% were abstinent · 88% had improved mental health · 63% had increased income · 86% increased social skills · 79% had stable housing To be successfully discharged clients must be abstinent, have improved income, move to stable housing and if they have a mental illness, they must have improved mental health. In 2012 Sixty percent successfully discharged the program. Benilde Hall provided 9,281.5 units of relapse prevention groups, 7,311 units of DBT group counseling, 1,471 units of health literacy counseling, 339 units of HIV group counseling, 917.75 units of case management, 6,945 units of community service, 3,519.75 units of individual substance abuse counseling, 506.5 units of psychotherapy, and 146 units of psychiatric services.
Transitional Housing