| Community Assessment & Treatment Services, Inc. Rebuilding Lives, Reunifying Families |
| 8411 Broadway Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44105 216-441-0200 |
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To provide high quality, cost effective, holistic abstinence- based intervention and prevention services. These services address the chemical-dependency or mental health needs of a diverse clientele. |
| CATS' History I CATS was founded by Roxanne Wallace and Dan Cratcha with a budget of $60,000 per year. Today, CATS employs 95 individuals with a budget of over $5 million. Over the past 20 years, Community Assessment & Treatment Services, Inc. continues to grow in an ever-changing, challenging environment. The following is a list of high points and advancements in the treatment and services provided by CATS: 1990 Community Assessment Program was created as an alternative to “driving while intoxicated” sentencing. 1991 CATS moved programming to Saint Alexis Hospital and began operating a detoxification unit. 1992 CATS opened outpatient services. 1994 CATS received funding from the Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board of Cuyahoga County and the federal government for the “Target Cities” pilot project. This project funded 16 beds and treatment in order to test whether or not in-patient treatment would reduce recidivism. It did! CATS opened an adolescent residential treatment unit at Saint Alexis Hospital. 1995 CATS opened the “Women’s Residential Program” at the Holy Name Parish Convent. 1996 CATS was designated as an outpatient provider for the Cleveland Municipal Drug Court. 1998 CATS opened a “Therapeutic Community” program for men. 1999 CATS received funding to provide a day treatment program (“Changing Faces”) at the Northeast Pre-Release Center for Women. 2000 CATS received federal funding for “Pre-Trial” and “Probation” services. The “Second Chance” program was initiated. 2003 With the closing of St. Michael’s (Alexis) Hospital, CATS’ moved its administrative offices and “Men’s Residential Treatment Services” to 8415 Broadway Avenue. 2004 The “Challenge to Change” program was funded by the Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services Board of Cuyahoga County in order to help fill a gap in outpatient treatment services for males. 2006 CATS became a Woodruff Award Recipient. Services to the Cleveland Municipal Drug Court were expanded. CATS began a capital campaign for a new women’s residential treatment facility. The “Jail Reduction Program” began. 2007 The “Safe Net” program was awarded funding to focus on pre and post- release case management of males in the prison system. The “Therapeutic Community” program was expanded to provide services for young adults leaving the Ohio Department of Youth Services’ “Intensive Prison” program. CATS began a collaborative relationship with Care Alliance to provide on-site medical care for residential clients. CATS’ “Halfway House Initiative” received funding from the Cuyahoga County Commissioners. 2008 CATS established the “CATS Plus program and began a collaborative relationship with Mt. Pleasant Weed and Seed. 2009 CATS was awarded a contract for “Intensive Outpatient Services with Residential Support.” 2010 CATS’ new women’s center was completed; Clients were moved into the new Women’s Residential Treatment / Out-Patient Services facility, adjacent and connected to CATS’ original building. |
mission to deliver highly professional, state-of-the-art chemical dependency and mental health services to the under-served and the under-represented. |
CATS' Mission
| Broadway Avenue, traveling south toward Harvard Avenue. circa 1920 |
CATS - An Overview
CATS manages numerous
programs targeted to a
variety of specific
populations. We offer
multiple levels of care
ranging from outpatient to
residential services. At
present CATS has two sites
with the capacity to
serve:
35 men in the residential
Cognitve Changes /
Therapeutic Community
which provides four to six
months of residential
treatment.
46 men in the Men's
Residential Treatment
Program, which provides
treatment from 30 to 90
days.
54 women in the Women's
Residential Treatment
Program, which provides
treatment from 30 to 90
days.
CATS has a total of 135
residential beds.
The CATS Plus Program
currently has a capacity to
serve 18 men.
The CATS' Outpatient
Program serves up to 90
individuals a day, providing
assessments, individual
and group counseling, and
case management services.
To date, CATS has served
over 30,000 individuals and
their families. CATS
experiences a 78% success
rate, defined as individuals
who enter treatment and
complete their assigned
level of care.
CATS manages numerous
programs targeted to a
variety of specific
populations. We offer
multiple levels of care
ranging from outpatient to
residential services. At
present CATS has two sites
with the capacity to
serve:
35 men in the residential
Cognitve Changes /
Therapeutic Community
which provides four to six
months of residential
treatment.
46 men in the Men's
Residential Treatment
Program, which provides
treatment from 30 to 90
days.
54 women in the Women's
Residential Treatment
Program, which provides
treatment from 30 to 90
days.
CATS has a total of 135
residential beds.
The CATS Plus Program
currently has a capacity to
serve 18 men.
The CATS' Outpatient
Program serves up to 90
individuals a day, providing
assessments, individual
and group counseling, and
case management services.
To date, CATS has served
over 30,000 individuals and
their families. CATS
experiences a 78% success
rate, defined as individuals
who enter treatment and
complete their assigned
level of care.
| About CATS |