Area Substance Abuse Council (ASAC) – Cedar Rapids – Heart of Iowa – Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Payment Options

• Cash or self-payment
• Medicaid
• State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
• Private health insurance
• Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE)
• Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs
• Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
• SAMHSA funding/block grants
• Per session
• Financial aid
• Self-pay options

Pregnant and child-bearing women are the target clientele of ASAC – Area drug Abuse Council – Heart of Iowa, a residential drug abuse disorder treatment facility in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. With this special facility, moms with drug use disorders may live with their kids while getting thorough, individualized therapy for their problems. Without separating them from their kids, the facility offers a secure and encouraging setting for mothers to concentrate on their rehabilitation.

Heart of Iowa usually accepts women for stays of 60 to 90 days, while exact lengths depend on each patient’s requirements. With the inclusion of mental health services, life skills training, and group and individual therapy, the program provides a comprehensive approach to rehabilitation. Additionally, women get instruction in topics including parenting techniques, finance, nutrition, and independent living skills. The facility offers school-age children licensed on-site childcare and programming, freeing up moms to concentrate on their recovery while their kids finish school or attend daycare services.

Heart of Iowa’s residential setting offers family-friendly apartments with two and three bedrooms that provide moms and kids with a stable and comfortable home environment. Women go through initial physical examinations for both themselves and their children while undergoing therapy, to make sure that their physical well-being is taken care of in addition to their emotional and psychological healing.

Heart of Iowa by ASAC is committed to providing services to all women, regardless of their ability to pay. No woman is refused treatment because she is unable to pay; instead, fees are set on a sliding scale according on the size and income of the family. Insurance is accepted by the program, and Title 19 pays for healthcare services, guaranteeing that access to essential treatment is not hampered by financial constraints.

Women who live in Iowa, are pregnant or have children (birth to age 18), and struggle with chronic drug abuse are required to be eligible for the program. Admission requires both an insurance pre-authorization and an evaluation by the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). In order to be eligible for the program, women must also be dedicated to taking part in the planning of their therapy and making progress toward life objectives that support long-term recovery.

Since 1962, ASAC, a private nonprofit organization, has offered comprehensive services for the prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation of drug use disorders and problem gambling disorders. Serving Linn, Benton, Jones, Jackson, Clinton, Dubuque, and Delaware counties, but accepting members from all around Iowa, ASAC is run by a volunteer Board of Directors. Their offerings span the whole spectrum of care, beginning with prevention and progressing through different stages of therapy and assistance with recovery.

ASAC, which has a license from the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services, is dedicated to providing top-notch treatment for drug use and gambling problems, guaranteeing its patients a full recovery path.

Treatment Options

The facility offers multiple levels of care, such as:

• Mentoring/peer support
• Housing services
• Discharge Planning
• Employment counseling or training
• Self-help groups
• Naloxone and overdose education
• Outcome follow-up after discharge
• Recovery coach

The center treats the following addictions and co-occurring disorders:

• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders
• Veterans
• Active duty military
• Members of military families
• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients
• Pregnant/postpartum women
• Clients with HIV or AIDS
• Clients who have experienced trauma
• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse
• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence
• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders
• Screening for tobacco use
• Comprehensive substance use assessment
• Interim services for clients
• Outreach to persons in the community
• Screening for mental disorders
• Screening for substance use
• Professional interventionist/educational consultant
• Complete medical history/physical exam
• Comprehensive mental health assessment

Treatment Modalities

• Cognitive behavioral therapy
• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy
• Substance use disorder counseling
• Trauma-related counseling
• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling
• Treatment for gambling disorder
• Group counseling
• Family counseling
• 12-step facilitation
• Intervention Services
• Contingency management/motivational incentives
• Motivational interviewing
• Anger management
• Matrix Model
• Relapse prevention
• Holistic Treatment
• Individual psychotherapy

Conditions Treated

• 24-Hour Clinical Care
• Mental health treatment
• Alcoholism
• Substance use treatment
• Co-occurring Disorders
• Opioid Treatement

Levels Of Care

• Hospital inpatient treatment
• Short-term residential
• Long-term residential
• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient
• Aftercare
• Halfway house
• Outpatient
• Detoxification
• Outpatient detoxification
• Hospital inpatient detoxification
• Intensive outpatient treatment

License and Accreditation

• Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF)

Ancillary Services

• Case management service
• Integrated primary care services
• Suicide prevention services
• Residential beds for client’s children
• Child care for client’s children
• Domestic violence services, including family or partner
• Early intervention for HIV
• Mental health services
• Social skills development
• Transportation assistance