Outcomes

Meta House’s program outcomes demonstrate our commitment to clients and our accountability to you, our community and our supporters. Meta House invests in a comprehensive evaluation team, comprised of four full-time staff members that are dedicated solely to program evaluation. To assure integrity of results, we contract with IMPACT Planning & Evaluation as an external evaluation consultant.

Program Results and Outcomes

  • In 2023, Meta House served 288 women and 153 children

  • 60 of the women served were pregnant or postpartum

  • Before admission to Meta House, 87% of the women reported having experienced abuse

Residential Treatment

  • Average length of stay in Meta House Residential: 67 days* (2016 State of Wisconsin average 59 days)

  • 85% of clients successfully completed treatment*

    *Excludes clients who stayed less than two weeks

BIRTH OUTCOMES

  • 100% of pregnant women were linked to prenatal care

Over the last five years, babies born to women who came to treatment at least one month before giving birth:

  • 90% had normal Apgar scores

  • 96% were born with no serious health concerns

  • 83% were in the normal birth weight range for their gestational age

  • 80% were born free of alcohol and illegal drugs

  • 83% were full-term (not premature)

AT DISCHARGE FROM RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT

For women who stayed in the residential program longer than 60 days:

  • 99% of the women were abstinent from or reduced their drug and alcohol use between admission and discharge

  • 94% of the women were discharged to a supportive living environment

  • 100% of the women had not been arrested

  • 57% of the women were employed, enrolled in a training program, or had another legal source of income (compared to 10% at admission)

  • 83% of the women involved with the Child Welfare system improved their parenting skills, had children returned to their care, or had increased visitation with their children

  • 100% of the women who participated in parent-child relationship therapy showed improvement in their interaction with their children

Outpatient Treatment

  • Average length of stay in Meta House Outpatient: 131 days*
    *Excludes clients who stayed less than two weeks

AT DISCHARGE FROM OUTPATIENT TREATMENT

For women who stayed in the outpatient program longer than 90 days:

  • 87% of the women reduced their substance use

  • 75% of the women were discharged to a supportive living environment

  • 98% of the women had not been arrested

  • 78% of the women were employed, enrolled in a training program, or had another legal source of income