Monarch House Women's Sober House

About this Sober House

Monarch House is a women's residential recovery program on South Sixth Street in New Bedford, Massachusetts, in Bristol County.

A Women's Recovery Home Run by High Point Treatment Center

Monarch House is operated by High Point Treatment Center, formerly SEMCOA, and serves women 18 and older with a 27-bed residential program built around SUD counseling and counselor-led psycho-educational groups. Admission requires meeting ASAM Level 3.1 criteria, and referrals go through HPTC's Centralized Admissions team for pre-screening.

Clinical Structure and Length of Stay

Each resident works from an individualized treatment recovery plan, and the average stay runs three to nine months. Staff coordinate directly with the Department of Children and Families, parole and probation, and medical, mental health and education agencies, which matters for women navigating custody or court obligations alongside recovery.

Medication-Assisted Treatment at Monarch House

Clients on or seeking medication-assisted treatment are welcomed at Monarch House, a policy that keeps a resident's treatment and her housing aligned.

Recovery Housing in New Bedford and Bristol County

New Bedford is one of Bristol County's two county seats and a hub for South Coast Massachusetts, with hospital and outpatient behavioral health resources concentrated in the city. That density supports a program like Monarch House, which leans on outside agencies for much of a resident's coordinated care.

High Point Treatment Center's Other New Bedford Programs

HPTC runs several other named residential programs in the city, including WRAP House and Harmony House, giving the agency room to move a resident between programs if her needs change during treatment.