Family & Children’s Agency’s Project REWARD is a women-only outpatient substance use disorder recovery and mental health program based at the agency’s 9 Mott Avenue office in Norwalk. The program is designed around the safety and treatment needs of women and offers a continuum that includes evaluation, intensive outpatient treatment, early intervention, and ongoing outpatient care. Women seeking help for alcohol use can receive treatment in a gender-specific setting that also addresses trauma, mental health symptoms, parenting pressures, and other issues that may influence recovery.
Comprehensive Evaluation Before Treatment
Women referred to Project REWARD meet privately with a clinician for a substance use and mental health evaluation. The assessment helps determine whether treatment is recommended and which level of care is appropriate. Current services include treatment recommendations and referrals, medication management when needed, early intervention, and drug and alcohol screening. This process allows alcohol use to be considered alongside depression, anxiety, trauma, other substance use, family responsibilities, and previous treatment experience.
Women’s Intensive Outpatient Program
The IOP is intended for women who are actively using substances or are new in recovery. Participants attend group treatment three days each week for three hours per day, with an average program length of about ten weeks. Weekly individual sessions, case management, psychiatric evaluation when needed, medication management, and drug and alcohol screens are added to the group schedule. FCA also provides transportation to and from IOP groups through Uber Health for eligible participants, reducing a practical barrier to consistent alcohol treatment.
Recovery Skills and Trauma Support
Project REWARD’s current IOP curriculum includes relapse prevention, emotion and anger management, stress-management techniques, mindfulness and relaxation, domestic violence, parenting skills, health and nutrition, co-dependency, and Trauma Recovery and Empowerment. These topics are especially relevant when alcohol addiction has developed in the context of traumatic experiences or unstable relationships. The women-only environment can also make it easier for some clients to discuss sensitive experiences while building coping skills and recovery support.
Early Intervention and Continuing Care
Women who complete IOP or who are already in longer-term recovery can receive early intervention outpatient services. Individual, group, and family therapy, psychiatric evaluation, medication management, drug and alcohol screening, case management, and aftercare planning are available at this level. Project REWARD is outpatient care, so women at risk for dangerous alcohol withdrawal should obtain an appropriate medical assessment before relying on routine counseling alone.
Current Address, Program Phone, and Coverage
The verified location is Family & Children’s Agency, 9 Mott Avenue, 4th Floor, Norwalk, CT 06850. The current Project REWARD program phone is 203-523-5793, while the agency’s main office uses 203-855-8765. FCA specifically states that HUSKY is accepted for Project REWARD. Women seeking alcohol rehab should call the program directly to confirm eligibility, current IOP openings, transportation availability, HUSKY coverage, and whether another payment arrangement or treatment level is available for their situation.
