Institute for Health & Recovery

Our Mission

IHR is a statewide service, research, policy, program development and capacity building agency. IHR designs its services based on an understanding of the impact of trauma. IHR’s mission is to develop a comprehensive continuum of care for families, individuals, youth and pregnant and parenting women affected by alcohol, tobacco and other drug use, violence/trauma, mental health challenges and other health issues. IHR’s work is based on these principles:

• Establishing collaborative models of service delivery
• Integrating gender-responsive, trauma-informed and relational/cultural models of prevention, intervention, and treatment
• Fostering family-centered, strength-based approaches
• Advancing multicultural competency within the service delivery system
• Promoting evidence-based practices