Opening a Drug Rehab Clinic?

Question by Von: Opening a drug rehab clinic?
A friend of mine recently got arrested as a drug addict and now that he’s in jail has decided to fix his life and that he wants to help others with his same problem by opening a rehab clinic. So please help me out so I can get the information to him on what makes a good clinic, how do you get one started and get the word out, also what about federal funding and getting money. He’s in jail and certainly doesn’t have the cash to do it by himself, also what do you need as far as approval byt the state and what kind of liscenses do you need. basically I’d like to know anything you can tell me to help make this happen, thanks

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Answer by Time Will Tell
HUmmm, Sounds like a nice plan, Perhaps he can start by working in one, then later to take some courses. lol

Answer by qstnanswr
Do get online and research Federal, State and local grant monies available for which you can apply, note the turnaround time in discovering when you will know if you are approved to receive monies in order to refine your opening time and determine the size of the place that you can run. You can also develop your own proposal and solicit individuals (how about rock stars) for private funding. Then find an attorney and name your place and get your nonprofit status established prior to application.

Are you going to be an in-patient or outpatient treatment center? Are you going to cater to a specific population (i.e., a methadone clinic)? You will need to calculate a projection of monies awarded, according to how the grants specify they can be spent (i.e., some are only for staffing purposes or building maintenance or ‘program design’) in order to further refine your design. Location, location, location, as they say in realty! You’re in luck! You can be in a low cost housing/building area and possibly receive a bargain property.

Churches and university forums are a good way to get the word out once you are ready to open. Have a volunteer hand out flyers.

Staffing with well trained, quality people is very, very important. Better to have a small respected staff, than a group of people who really aren’t hitting the mark with service delivery. You can contract for part time staff in social services on days needed as a funding savings option. Also, think about using volunteers for some of your administrative support or building maintenance needs (or to assist with job readiness if this is the type of program you design.)

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