Magdalene House Women's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Magdalene House is a Level III women's sober living home in Martinsville, Indiana, the seat of Morgan County, operated by Stability First.

A Women's Sober House in Martinsville

Magdalene House is a women's recovery residence in Martinsville, the seat of Morgan County, operated by the Christian nonprofit Stability First. Founded in 2016 as the organization's first residential program, it now runs as a certified Level III sober living home under the state's designation system.

Clinically Led Programming and Peer-Certified Staff

Every staff member at Magdalene House is Peer Recovery Certified, meaning each brings personal recovery experience into the day-to-day work alongside residents. That structure sits underneath clinically led programming that includes Intensive Outpatient Therapy and case management services, so a resident gets both lived-experience mentorship and licensed clinical oversight in the same house.

Admission Requirements at Magdalene House

Magdalene House lists specific admission requirements before a woman is accepted into the program:

• A completed 28-day detox program prior to admission.
• A screening interview and drug screening before move-in.
• A demonstrated willingness to participate in programming and maintain accountability.
• Placement from a waitlist, since beds are not always immediately available.

Those requirements place Magdalene House as a step after detox. The organization states plainly that it operates as a recovery residence, not a homeless shelter or detox facility itself.

A Level-Based System From Six Months to Two Years

Residents move through a level-based system that adds responsibility, independence and leadership as they progress, and the average stay runs six to nine months, with residents able to remain up to two years depending on individual progress. That range gives a woman coming straight out of detox room to stabilize before the added independence of the higher levels.

Indiana's Level III Recovery Residence Standard

Magdalene House operates as a Level III certified recovery residence under Indiana's designation system, reflecting a higher structural bar than a peer-run Level I or II home. Certification with Indiana's NARR affiliate, the Indiana Affiliation of Recovery Residences, underlies that designation, and the house is named at Level III on Indiana's Recovery Residence Designation registry.

Recovery Housing in Morgan County

Martinsville is the seat of Morgan County in central Indiana, a short drive south of Indianapolis along the White River. Residents at Magdalene House gain access to the county's courts and social services locally, while remaining close enough to the Indianapolis metro area for a broader job market and treatment network when needed.