Recovery is measured in restored lives, and we hold ourselves accountable to real progress.
Families deserve to know whether treatment is actually working. We believe that, so we are building our outcomes program around measures that matter, not vanity numbers.
Ark is a new practice, and we would rather show real data as it comes in than borrow someone else's claims. Here is how we think about outcomes, and what the wider evidence already tells us.
Numbers only count if they reflect a real life getting better. These are the ones we watch.
Whether people stay engaged and finish the plan of care they started, a strong predictor of lasting change.
Progress in reducing substance use, and how quickly people get back on track after a setback.
The real world markers of recovery: showing up, holding a job, and rebuilding the bonds that matter.
How people say they are doing over time, in their own words, because their experience is the point.
While our own numbers grow, the broader research already points in a clear and hopeful direction.
Recovery is not a long shot. For most people who struggle with substance use, getting better is the most likely outcome over time, especially with the right level of care.
Well run outpatient treatment can produce results on par with more intensive settings for many people, at a fraction of the disruption to daily life. That is the model Ark is built on.
See the fuller picture on our industry data page.
Sources: SAMHSA, Recovery from Substance Use and Mental Health Problems Among Adults (2021 NSDUH data); National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Treatment and Recovery. National research figures are provided for education; individual outcomes vary.
Every statistic starts as one person deciding to reach out. Today, that can be you.