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A New Leaf’s Story

One Story Two Ways

Active addiction

Kids removed

Participation in

New Leaf

“Clean”

Supervised visits

Housing placement

Housed

Missed visits

Active addiction, loss of housing

Return to

New Leaf

“Clean”

No missed visits

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One way to tell the story:

Six months ago, Allie went to New Leaf Recovery Services for addiction treatment. This was a court condition for getting her two kids back. Allie’s caseworker noticed that she had bruising on her torso—she said she’d gotten beaten up for drug money she owed and that’s what made her feel like she needed help. After 60 days in New Leaf’s intensive program, Allie was placed in an apartment of her own—the only one from New Leaf to get in. It was across town, so Allie’s caseworker gave her a listing of some recovery groups in that area to go to, and suggested she find a new sponsor. She had worked on her sobriety, cut off ties with her family members who were still using, and was keeping busy (CLICK), although she missed some supervised visitations and may not have been that serious about getting her kids back. Unfortunately, she wasn’t able to maintain her sobriety, (CLICK) and after a few months when she hit bottom, Allie’s caseworker worked with her to return to New Leaf Recovery Services, (CLICK) although as day treatment, not residential. The program is working really well for her. It’s the only way she’ll get her kids back. She knows it and hasn’t missed any visits.

Another way to tell the story: (CLICK)

Six months ago, Allie went to New Leaf Recovery Services for addiction treatment. This was a court condition for getting her two kids back. Allie’s caseworker noticed that she had bruising on her torso—she said she’d gotten beaten up for drug money she owed and that’s what made her feel like she needed help.

After 60 days in New Leaf’s intensive program, she had made some strong new connections with other young women in the program, as well as through recovery groups (CLICK) she attended outside the house.

Allie’s addiction was a source of shame not only to her, but also to her family. They had threatened a lot of interventions, but finally cut her off after she traded her great-grandmother’s silver cross—one of the only things that the family still had from their life prior to the United States—for drugs. As part of her recovery, she began to make amends and reconnect with her family, although she wasn’t supposed to have contact with them because several members of her family smoke pot (CLICK). Through her sponsor, she also began attending meetings to celebrate the 150^th anniversary of the incorporation of our town—Allie didn’t feel really connected to the town, but it gave her something to do. At first, she was terrified of all the professionals, but then she realized she recognized a couple of them from one of the recovery meetings she attended, and she was less intimidated. She was able to figure out little ways of helping out that people really appreciated and that made her feel needed like she used to feel with her kids.

Allie was able to move into a newly renovated building (CLICK) which provided subsidized housing for sober adults. Allie was worried she’d be so far from where her supervised visits with her kids were, but she did her best to take the buses and long walks to get to the center. She missed a few times, though.

Allie was lonely and scared in her new neighborhood. She felt like a failure as a mom. She didn’t know anyone, she was the only Latina as far as she knew, and the guy in the apartment next door kept making passes at her. She wasn’t supposed to see her boyfriend anymore if she wanted her kids back—“no man, no meth” she said. But she was so relieved when she located him, and he was so glad to see her, and he was a mess and needed her. And he came to stay with her. It was good for a bit, but he was still using.

Allie relapsed (CLICK) and lost her housing and ended up in the hospital, which called her caseworker. Allie had bruises all over her. (CLICK) This time she told the caseworker what she had expected before—that it was her boyfriend. She’d gotten pregnant but he’d beaten her so badly she’d had a miscarriage. Her mother still talks to her, although her father has cut her off again. It was her mother who took her to the hospital. The priest from when she was little came to see her there.

Allie is in day-treatment three days a week. (CLICK). She stays at a shelter with her boyfriend most nights. The 150^th celebration is in two months, and she goes to planning meetings all the time, and she’s really back into her church—she started singing in the choir and recently, she’s got paid to sing in a wedding. She has an amazing voice. Saturdays she volunteers at a food pantry for church members in the afternoon before going to afternoon Mass. She found a bike at a tag sale and hasn’t missed a single supervised visit.

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Knowing this information, what kind of plan might you make with Allie?

We hope our materials are useful to you. If you would like to reproduce them or use them for your own work, please be in touch with us first. We may have updates or insights to share!

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Allie’s Story

One Story Two Ways

Active addiction

Kids removed

Participation in

New Leaf

“Clean”

Supervised visits

Housing placement

Housed

Missed visits

Active addiction, loss of housing

Return to

New Leaf

“Clean”

No missed visits

New friends and connections

Re-engagement with family

150^th planning committee

New friends and connections

150^th planning committee

Social isolation

Loss of mastery

Loss of stability

Return to abusive relationship

Re-engagement with family

Return to community

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Reconnection to church

Participation in church choir

Volunteering at food pantry

Rejoining 150^th planning committee

We hope our materials are useful to you. If you would like to reproduce them or use them for your own work, please be in touch with us first. We may have updates or insights to share!

One way to tell the story:

Six months ago, Allie went to New Leaf Recovery Services for addiction treatment. This was a court condition for getting her two kids back. Allie’s caseworker noticed that she had bruising on her torso—she said she’d gotten beaten up for drug money she owed and that’s what made her feel like she needed help. After 60 days in New Leaf’s intensive program, Allie was placed in an apartment of her own—the only one from New Leaf to get in. It was across town, so Allie’s caseworker gave her a listing of some recovery groups in that area to go to, and suggested she find a new sponsor. She had worked on her sobriety, cut off ties with her family members who were still using, and was keeping busy (CLICK), although she missed some supervised visitations and may not have been that serious about getting her kids back. Unfortunately, she wasn’t able to maintain her sobriety, (CLICK) and after a few months when she hit bottom, Allie’s caseworker worked with her to return to New Leaf Recovery Services, (CLICK) although as day treatment, not residential. The program is working really well for her. It’s the only way she’ll get her kids back. She knows it and hasn’t missed any visits.

Another way to tell the story: (CLICK)

Six months ago, Allie went to New Leaf Recovery Services for addiction treatment. This was a court condition for getting her two kids back. Allie’s caseworker noticed that she had bruising on her torso—she said she’d gotten beaten up for drug money she owed and that’s what made her feel like she needed help.

After 60 days in New Leaf’s intensive program, she had made some strong new connections with other young women in the program, as well as through recovery groups (CLICK) she attended outside the house.

Allie’s addiction was a source of shame not only to her, but also to her family. They had threatened a lot of interventions, but finally cut her off after she traded her great-grandmother’s silver cross—one of the only things that the family still had from their life prior to the United States—for drugs. As part of her recovery, she began to make amends and reconnect with her family, although she wasn’t supposed to have contact with them because several members of her family smoke pot (CLICK). Through her sponsor, she also began attending meetings to celebrate the 150^th anniversary of the incorporation of our town—Allie didn’t feel really connected to the town, but it gave her something to do. At first, she was terrified of all the professionals, but then she realized she recognized a couple of them from one of the recovery meetings she attended, and she was less intimidated. She was able to figure out little ways of helping out that people really appreciated and that made her feel needed like she used to feel with her kids.

Allie was able to move into a newly renovated building (CLICK) which provided subsidized housing for sober adults. Allie was worried she’d be so far from where her supervised visits with her kids were, but she did her best to take the buses and long walks to get to the center. She missed a few times, though.

Allie was lonely and scared in her new neighborhood. She felt like a failure as a mom. She didn’t know anyone, she was the only Latina as far as she knew, and the guy in the apartment next door kept making passes at her. She wasn’t supposed to see her boyfriend anymore if she wanted her kids back—“no man, no meth” she said. But she was so relieved when she located him, and he was so glad to see her, and he was a mess and needed her. And he came to stay with her. It was good for a bit, but he was still using.

Allie relapsed (CLICK) and lost her housing and ended up in the hospital, which called her caseworker. Allie had bruises all over her. (CLICK) This time she told the caseworker what she had expected before—that it was her boyfriend. She’d gotten pregnant but he’d beaten her so badly she’d had a miscarriage. Her mother still talks to her, although her father has cut her off again. It was her mother who took her to the hospital. The priest from when she was little came to see her there.

Allie is in day-treatment three days a week. (CLICK). She stays at a shelter with her boyfriend most nights. The 150^th celebration is in two months, and she goes to planning meetings all the time, and she’s really back into her church—she started singing in the choir and recently, she’s got paid to sing in a wedding. She has an amazing voice. Saturdays she volunteers at a food pantry for church members in the afternoon before going to afternoon Mass. She found a bike at a tag sale and hasn’t missed a single supervised visit.

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Knowing this new information, what kind of plan might you make with Allie?

How might that differ or be the same as your original plan?

We hope our materials are useful to you. If you would like to reproduce them or use them for your own work, please be in touch with us first. We may have updates or insights to share!