Ruth House Women's Recovery House

About this Recovery House

Ruth House is a 15-bed women's sober living home on South Crowder Street in Sullivan, Indiana, in Sullivan County, holding Level III designation on the state's DMHA Recovery Residence list.

A Women's Sober House on South Crowder Street

Ruth House runs a 6 to 9 month residential program built around confronting past trauma, addressing negative behavior patterns, and rebuilding the beliefs that fed substance use in the first place. Fifteen beds is a meaningful size for a small-county recovery home, large enough to build a real peer community without losing the closeness of a single household.

What Level III Designation Establishes

Indiana's Division of Mental Health and Addiction designates recovery residences at Levels II, III and IV, and Ruth House carries Level III. Reaching that tier requires a published code of ethics, disclosed fees and rules, and a written relapse and discharge policy, reviewed under INARR standards before the state lists the residence on its Recovery Residence registry.

A Program Built on 12-Step Study and Life Skills

Residents at Ruth House work through in-depth 12-step study alongside practical life skill development over a program that runs six to nine months, longer than the 30- to 90-day stays common at many recovery homes. That length gives a woman time to rebuild employment, family relationships and daily routine before moving on.

Recovery Housing in Sullivan County

Sullivan is both the county seat and the largest town in Sullivan County, a rural stretch of west central Indiana with few recovery housing options of its own. Ruth House is a rare address in the county itself, sparing women from having to leave the area entirely for a certified residence.