Press Release: Crossroads for Women Announces Opening of the Back Cove Residential Program for Women in Portland, Maine

Addiction, News, Substance Use, Treatment, Women's Issues

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Shannon Trainor, 207-773-9931, [email protected] Crossroads for Women Announces Opening of the Back Cove Residential Program for Women The innovative new program offers cutting edge substance abuse treatment to women from all over the country SCARBOROUGH, Maine (January 17, 2014) – In February 2014, Crossroads for Women will open the doors to…

Jailed Women in California Choose Children, Treatment Over Teeth

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Incarcerated women in California are being forced to choose between healthy teeth or seeing their children and having access to a substance abuse treatment or vocational program. To gain access to such programs, they must not have any pre-existing health problems. This is due to the fact that the 3 women’s institutions were left at…