Amethyst House, Inc., is a Bloomington, IN based not-for-profit United Way agency that provides residential and outpatient services for people with drug and alcohol addiction and problem gambling issues with an additional outpatient office in Evansville, Indiana.
Mission Statement:
Our Mission is to provide a foundation for sober living by partnering with individuals, familes and communities impacted by addictions and substance abuse issues, offering quality recovery services and guidance for clean, sober and healthy living.
Our Program Goals:
1. To aid the recovering addict in maintaining abstinence from substances and to address problem gambling issues.
2. To assist the recovering person in making the transition back into society.
3. To aid in the establishment of personal habits that will accomplish the first two goals.
Services Provided:
Residential
We operate three transitional houses in Bloomington, IN:
- Men's halfway program serving 19 men
- Men's three-quarter program serving 5 men
- Women's halfway program serving 11 women and dependent children up to age 6
Outpatient
We operate full-service outpatient programs in Bloomington, IN.
- Intensive outpatient treatment
- Individual, group and family therapy
- Evaluation, case management and referral services
- Intervention/Education classes (including Prime For Life)
- Problem gambling treatment and education
History:
Amethyst House was incorporated in August of 1980 as "Ray of Love". The founders were a group of concerned recovering community members that were aware of the need for safe housing for individuals beginning the recovery process from alcohol and other drugs. The name was changed to Amethyst House, Inc. in 1989. The rich, purple, semi-precious amethyst stone was called "Without Intoxication" in mythology. The Greek's believed the stone would prevent people from getting drunk. Today, the stone is popular to people recovering and healing from addictions. We added our Outpatient Services in 2000 in Bloomington and opened our Outpatient office in Evansville in 2001. The Evansville location closed in the end of February, 2012, but Amethyst continues to provide services in the community through Counseling For Change, located at 1133 Lincoln Ave, Evansville, IN 47714 (tel: 812 491 2615).
Hope is the thing with feathers - that perches in the soul - and sings the tune without words - and never stops - at all. - Emily Dickinson