Independently Validated...
Twice a year, an independent research company randomly contacts 200 graduates. The biannual study is unique in its approach to collect accurate data and then to ensure the validity of the data. Data is collected only by way of personal contact (no questionnaires) and then are confirmed by family members and friends. Sober statistics are based on abstinence from all substances. Those who may have successfully moderated their drinking or substance use, fall into the drunk/using category in the statistics. This sampling is from all graduates during the last 12 years. This process is unique to St. Jude because our results range from 64%-78% success over this period.
This is a key factor as you consider programs because we know your desire is to permanently recover. Most drug and alcohol rehab centers do not maintain or divulge results because medical claim reimbursement does not require success rate reporting. Other drug and alcohol rehab center programs publish their 28 day program completion rate as their sobriety success rate and others will only go out 12 months to gather data because of the negative impact AA has on their results.
The Jude Thaddeus Program™ is the only independently validated program that publishes results of graduates during the last 12 years–because it works.
Why Most 28-Day drug and alcohol rehab centers Have Low Success Rates...
Most medical - insurance reimbursed, treatment programs are 28 days in length to coincide with the number of days medical insurance will reimburse. It has been shown that most abusers go through, or are coming off detox during the first week of treatment which does not allow for much, if any treatment learning or retention the first 7 days. The last week of most treatment programs is spent "planning to leave treatment," so the average person in an insurance reimbursed 12-Step program is only receiving treatment for 14 days. The professionals providing the treatment are not concerned with the shortness of the program because they rely on AA meetings to do the rest of the job. That is another major factor contributing to the low success rates that conventional treatments produce.
Jude Thaddeus 6-Week Education Program...
Guests at the St. Jude Retreat House are educated, not rehabilitated. The Jude Thaddeus Program™ employs professional educators, not mental health professionals. Our teachers teach the proprietary Jude Thaddeus Program™. From the beginning, guests are treated with the respect and dignity afforded a good friend or family member. The Jude Thaddeus Program™ is a choice-based program. As guests are learning that they do, in fact, have the power to make their own choices in life, they are also learning how to make better choices. Throughout their stay, guests are in charge of their own recovery; they remain responsible for their own decisions, just as they will everyday for the rest of their life.
The Jude Thaddeus Program™ is a six-week residential program in a comfortable, safe and positive environment. From the beginning, our guests are treated with the respect and dignity afforded a good friend or family member. And from the very first day they begin to experience personal accomplishments and an increased confidence in their ability to function in the world.
