This Manitowoc drug treatment center is opening a new 20-bed men’s facility. Here’s what to know about the expansion.
MANITOWOC – Despite the challenges of opening a treatment facility at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, CORE Treatment Services, Inc., is about to more than double its residential care space.
CORE will host the grand opening of its new 20-bed men’s residential treatment center at 5005 Vista Road at 4:30 p.m. May 3 at a free ceremony open to the public.
The non-profit will transform its current 16-bed site at 3 Riverview Drive to a women-only facility, allowing CORE to provide gender-specific treatment to better serve clients.
CORE is an AODA (Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse) treatment center that provides evidence-based treatment to people who struggle with substance abuse and have other mental health conditions.
The new facility expands CORE’s capacity to serve clients who need residential substance use treatment by 125%.
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The expanded services come at a time when mental health issues are on the rise. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, four in 10 American adults reported symptoms of anxiety and depression throughout the pandemic and after, compared with one in 10 adults in 2019.
The CDC said 13% of Americans reported increasing or starting substance abuse as a way of coping with stress related to the pandemic. There has been a 23% increase in alcohol abuse and a 16% increase in drug abuse for people who had consumed those substances before the pandemic, according to the CDC.
No one expected a pandemic when CORE celebrated the opening of its Riverview Drive site. CORE received its official Wisconsin state license on March 12, 2020. Wisconsin’s safer-at-home order – an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus – went into effect a day later.
“The timing seemed horrible,” said co-executive director Chris Gilbert. “But we decided to pivot rather than pause.”
CORE counselors worked with clients virtually until they could open the residential treatment facility’s doors.
As with many nonprofits, CORE took a hit financially as the economy struggled at the height of pandemic. CORE administrators took a 30% pay cut and the entity received state and federal small business loans to keep things afloat. At the time, they had funding to last through July 2020.
Today, their services have grown, and CORE is a preferred mental health provider for Manitowoc County and six surrounding counties.
CORE also serves Manitowoc County and the State of Wisconsin with an outpatient behavioral health clinic at 3733 Dewey St., and provides individual counseling, as well as working with couples and families and offers group therapy for people coping with trauma, substance abuse disorders and or those in need of relapse prevention.
Learn more at coretreatmentservices.com and corebhs.com.
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This article originally appeared on Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter: CORE Treatment Services in Manitowoc expands, opens men's facility
