INDIANAPOLIS — Healthcare-technology company WEconnect Health Management recently announced a partnership with Indiana’s oldest recovery home, Progress House, to use technology to support its residents in recovery from substance use disorders. With WEconnect, residents will have the ability to stay connected and accountable with Progress House staff and their recovery stakeholders.
The addiction crisis has impacted Indiana tremendously. Treatment programs, such as Recovery Housing, are a crucial step on the path to long-term addiction recovery. However, of Indiana’s 92 counties, 63 of them do not have recovery housing, making it increasingly important to support the recovery homes in operation throughout Indiana.
WEconnect’s innovative app supports recovery homes and reduces relapse rates by providing comprehensive and reliable tracking metrics to improve treatment beyond the initial 30-day program. The app utilizes contingency management, the most effective standalone treatment technique for substance use disorder. WEconnect provides patients with an online network of support after they leave treatment facilities, setting up easy check-ins with counselors and offering activities that support continued recovery. WEconnect positively reinforces those verifiable recovery activities with vouchers and rewards. WEconnect also monitors treatment plan routines and identifies the risk of relapse before it happens so a patient’s personal support networks and providers can intervene. Together, these techniques have been proven to reduce relapse rates.
Currently, 25 of the 148 men living in Progress House have access to WEconnect’s app. Progress House is hosting a fundraiser in June to cover the cost of providing all patients access to the app.