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Home of the Innocents
Address: 1100 East Market Street, Louisville, KY 40206 · Map
Phone: (502) 596-1220
Intake: (502) 596-1000
Website: homeoftheinnocents.org
About Home of the Innocents
Home of the Innocents provides full-spectrum support to children, teenagers, young adults, and families dealing with emotional and psychological difficulties as well as substance use. The center works with children who have survived abuse, neglect, or abandonment, including those whose situations involve complicated medical requirements. Care is offered in several formats, such as residential programs, emergency shelter, and community-based services, guided by research-backed approaches.
The program is designed to encourage recovery and personal development through a range of therapeutic services that strengthen overall well-being. Residents and families can access individual and family counseling, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and trauma-focused therapies aimed at helping children understand and manage their emotions and navigate challenging experiences. Multisystemic therapy (MST) is delivered through a family-centered, home-based model that helps caregivers learn how trauma affects behavior and supports the healing process. The center also offers physical, occupational, speech, and aquatic therapies to build everyday abilities and improve communication.
Children who live at Home of the Innocents receive around-the-clock supervision in its residential settings. Meals are provided, and on-site schooling is available. The campus includes an aquatic therapy facility and covers a wide area, including a children’s village. For young adults, the center also supports preparation for independent living and helps them make the transition into the surrounding community.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Residential/24-hour residential
- Treatment focus
- Mental health treatment · Treatment for co-occurring disorders plus serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children
- Facility type
- Multi-setting mental health facility (e.g., non-hospital residential plus either outpatient and/or partial hospitalization/day treatment)
- Treatment approaches
- Activity therapy · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Couples/family therapy · Dialectical behavior therapy · Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy · Group therapy · Individual psychotherapy · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · Abnormal involuntary movement scale
- Special programs
- Young adults · Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence · Clients who have experienced trauma · Persons with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) · Children/adolescents with serious emotional disturbance (SED)
- Ages accepted
- Children/Adolescents · Young Adults
- Payment accepted
- County or local government funds · Medicaid · Federal military insurance (e.g., TRICARE) · Other State funds · Private health insurance · State corrections or juvenile justice funds · State education agency funds · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid · State mental health agency (or equivalent) funds · State welfare or child and family services funds
- Ownership
- Private non-profit organization
- Other services
- Court-ordered outpatient treatment · Family psychoeducation · Psychosocial rehabilitation services · Therapeutic foster care
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Residential Rehab · Outpatient
- Substances treated
- Co-Occurring Disorders · Drug Addiction
- Conditions treated
- ADHD, ADD · Anger · Post Traumatic Stress Disorder · Stress · Trauma
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Dialectical Behavior Therapy · Eye Movement Therapy (EMDR) · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Life Skills · Trauma-Specific Therapy
- Approaches
- Evidence-Based · Family Involvement · Individual Treatment · Wellness
- Who it serves
- Adolescents · Boys · Children · Girls · LGBTQ+ · Men · Men and Women · Women · Young Adults
- Aftercare
- Continuing Care · Discharge Planning · Family Follow-up Counseling · Follow-up Sessions (in-person) · Outpatient Treatment · Support Meetings
- Languages
- English
Questions to ask Home of the Innocents
- Is my specific plan in network, and do you need prior authorization before admission?
- How long is the typical residential stay, and can family visit?
- How many hours a week is the outpatient or IOP schedule, and are evening groups available?
- If I need medication for opioid or alcohol use disorder, do you prescribe it or refer out?
- Do you treat mental health conditions such as depression or anxiety at the same time?
- Is there a waitlist, and how soon can you do an assessment?
Also confirm the facility is licensed by Kentucky. If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
Paying for treatment at Home of the Innocents
Home of the Innocents reports accepting Medicaid, Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Self-pay. With Kentucky Medicaid, treatment is usually covered at little or no cost, though some levels of care need prior authorization. Most private plans must cover substance use treatment on terms comparable to other medical care under federal parity law.
Distance to specialized care from Louisville
Measured from the population center of Jefferson County, using SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap:
- Nearest medical detox: Louisville, about 1.8 miles
- Nearest methadone clinic (OTP): Louisville, about 2.3 miles (12 within 25 miles)
- Nearest buprenorphine (Suboxone) provider: Louisville, about less than a mile (40 within 25 miles)
See the Jefferson County treatment map, methadone clinics near Jefferson County and Suboxone doctors near Jefferson County.
Frequently asked questions
What services does Home of the Innocents offer?
Home of the Innocents reports these levels of care to SAMHSA: Residential, Outpatient, Dual diagnosis. Call to confirm current services and openings.
Does Home of the Innocents accept insurance?
It reports accepting Medicaid, Private insurance, TRICARE / VA, Self-pay. Ask whether your specific plan is in network before admission.
Where is Home of the Innocents located?
1100 East Market Street, Louisville, KY 40206.
How far is the nearest medical detox from Louisville?
From the center of Jefferson County, the closest program offering medical detox is in Louisville, about 1.8 miles away (straight-line), based on SAMHSA locator data mapped by FindRehabMap.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.