So Others Might Eat Inc (SOME) in Washington, DC

About This Facility

Directory information from SAMHSA N-SUMHSS 2025. This listing is not an endorsement or independent verification. Confirm current services, eligibility, and availability directly with the facility.

Services Listed in the Directory

• Aftercare/continuing care

• Accepts clients using medication assisted treatment for alcohol use disorder but prescribed elsewhere

• Adults

  Facility accepts adults (26-64) for treatment.

• Anger management

  Uses strategies to address the anger cycle, conflict resolution, assertiveness skills, and anger-control plans. The goal of anger management is to reduce both emotional feelings and the physiological arousal that anger causes.

• Assistance with obtaining social services

  Assistance obtaining government services provided for the benefit of the community designed to promote social well being (i.e. education, medical care, housing, etc.).

• In-network prescribing entity

• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

• Breathalyzer or blood alcohol testing

  A device for estimating blood alcohol content (BAC) from a breath sample.

• Brief intervention

  A short-term intervention, usually one to five sessions, for substance abusers who are not yet dependent.

• Buprenorphine used in Treatment

  Buprenorphine is used in medication-assisted treatment (MAT) to help people reduce or quit their use of heroin or other opiates.

• Buprenorphine with naloxone

  A prescription medication that combines buprenorphine (which helps relieve symptoms of opiate withdrawal) and naloxone (reverse the effects of narcotics) used to treat opioid addiction.

• Cognitive behavioral therapy

  Involves recognizing unhelpful patterns of thinking and reacting, and then modifying or replacing these with more realistic or helpful ones. The therapy can be conducted with individuals, families, or groups, and clients are generally expected to be active participants in their own therapy.

• Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients

  Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for clients referred from the court/judicial system.

• Case management service

  Helps people arrange for appropriate services and supports through a case manager who monitors the needs of clients/patients and their families and coordinates services, such as mental health, social work, health, educational, vocational, recreational, transportation, advocacy, and respite care, as needed.

• Comprehensive mental health assessment

  An examination used to determine if a patient is functioning on a healthy psychological, social, or developmental level. It can also be used to aid diagnosis of some neurological disorders, specific diseases, or possible drug abuse.

• Contingency management/motivational incentives

  A treatment approach for drug and alcohol use. This approach uses a positive-reinforcement treatment method in which patients are given rewards for constructive actions taken toward their recovery.

• Council on Accreditation (COA)

  Partners with human service organizations worldwide to improve service delivery outcomes by developing, applying and promoting accreditation standards.

• Clients with co-occurring pain and substance use disorders

• Community reinforcement plus vouchers

  An intensive outpatient therapy in which individuals focus on improving family relations, receive vocational training, and learn a variety of skills to minimize drug dependency. Vouchers are part of an incentive program which enables individuals to earn points in exchangeable for retail items. This program is used to encourage individuals to remain abstinent and in treatment.

• Comprehensive substance use assessment

• Drug or alcohol urine screening

  Analyzes your urine for the presence of certain illegal drugs and prescription medications.

• Discharge Planning

  A process that aims to improve the coordination of services after discharge from the hospital by considering the patient’s needs in the community.

• Clients who have experienced intimate partner violence, domestic violence

  Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for persons who have experienced domestic violence or sexual abuse.

• Early intervention for HIV

  Early detection and treatment of HIV, which can help prevent the onset of AIDS and other opportunistic infections.

• Employment counseling or training

  Advises, coaches, provides information to and supports people who are planning, seeking and managing their life/work direction.

• Federally Qualified Health Center

  An entity may qualify as a FQHC if it meets one of these requirements (CMS, 2017): Is receiving a grant under Section 330 of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act or is receiving funding from such a grant and meets other requirements; Is not receiving a grant under Section 330 of the PHS Act, but is determined by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to meet the requirements for receiving such a grant (i.e., qualifies as a FQHC look-alike) based on the recommendation of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA); Was treated by the Secretary of the Department of HHS for purposes of Medicare Part B as a comprehensive Federally-funded health center as of January 1, 1990; Is operating as an outpatient health program or facility of a tribe or tribal organization under the Indian Self-Determination Act or as an urban Indian organization receiving funds under Title V of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act as of October 1, 1991.

• Group counseling

  Form of therapy where people with similar experiences/issues come together with a professional therapist.

• HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support

  Access to education, counseling, and support groups to ‘at risk’ individuals and also individuals who have been infected with the virus.

• Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis

  Any combination of learning experiences designed to help individuals and communities improve their health, by increasing their knowledge or influencing their attitudes.

• Transitional housing, halfway house, or sober home

  Housing for individuals recovering from substance abuse that is designed to provide a drug and alcohol-free living environment and appropriate support services to facilitate movement to independent living. Such housing includes transitional living, sober houses, sober living, recovery houses, and 3/4 houses.

• Hospital inpatient/24-hour hospital inpatient

  Medical treatment that is provided in a hospital or other facility and requires at least one overnight stay.

• Hospital inpatient treatment

• Clients with HIV or AIDS

  Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for persons with HIV or AIDS.

• Housing services

  Are designed to assist individuals with finding and maintaining appropriate housing arrangements.

• Individual counseling

  Process through which clients work one-on-one with a trained mental health clinician in a safe, caring, and confidential environment.

• In-network prescribing entity

• Integrated primary care services

  These services address the general health care needs of persons with mental and substance use disorders. These general health care needs include the prevention and treatment of chronic illnesses (e.g., hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and cardiovascular disease) that can be aggravated by poor health habits such as inadequate physical activity, poor nutrition, and smoking. The services include screening, care coordination with staff, and providing linkages to ensure that all patient needs are met in order to promote wellness and produce the best outcomes.

• Male

  Male

• Medications for Hepatitis C treatment

• Medications for HIV treatment

• Complete medical history/physical exam

• Mental health services

  Assessment, diagnosis, treatment or counseling in a professional relationship to assist an individual or group in alleviating mental or emotional illness, symptoms, conditions or disorders.

• Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders

  Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for persons with co-occurring mental and substance abuse disorders.

• Motivational interviewing

  A counseling approach which acknowledges that many people experience ambivalence when deciding to make changes. The aim is not to focus immediately on the action of changing, but to work to enhance motivation to change.

• Members of military families

  Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for Military families.

• Medication for mental disorders

• Adult men

  Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for adult men.

• Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere

• Metabolic syndrome monitoring

• Matrix Model

  Provides a framework for substance abuse users to obtain the ability to cease drug use, stay in treatment, and participate in an educational program on addiction and relapse. Users are provided with direction and support from a trained therapist and are introduced to self-help programs.

• Naloxone and overdose education

• No payment accepted

• Nicotine replacement

  Administers nicotine to the body by means other than tobacco, without other harmful chemicals found in tobacco. Common forms of nicotine replacement therapy are nicotine patches, nicotine gum or lozenges, nasal spray and inhaler. The goal of nicotine replacement is to prevent cravings in a tobacco user, allowing the person to abstain from tobacco.

• Outcome follow-up after discharge

• No formal relationship with prescribing entity

• Mentoring/peer support

• Professional interventionist/educational consultant

• Private non-profit organization

  A charitable organization that does not qualify as a public charity.

• Relapse prevention

  A cognitive behavioral therapy developed for the treatment of problem drinking and adapted later for treatment of cocaine addiction. Individuals learn to identify and correct problematic behaviors. Relapse prevention encompasses several cognitive behavioral strategies that facilitate abstinence as well as provide help for people who experience relapse.

• Residential/24-hour residential

• Long-term residential

• Short-term residential

• Substance use treatment

  Refers to a range of services, including problem identification and diagnosis, brief interventions, assessment of substance use and related problems, treatment planning, counseling, medical services, psychiatric services, psychological services, social services, and follow-up for persons with alcohol or other drug problems (Institute of Medicine, 1990).

• Substance use disorder counseling

  A short-term treatment that has been generalized for a variety of disorders including opiate drug dependence and cocaine abuse. The therapy includes supportive techniques which encourage the patient to discuss personal experiences, and expressive techniques, which enable the patient to work through interpersonal relationship issues and gain greater self-understanding.

• Substance use disorder education

• Seniors or older adults

  Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for Seniors or older adults.

• Clients who have experienced sexual abuse

  Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for persons who have experienced sexual abuse.

• Self-help groups

  Groups in which members share the same issue, condition, or situation and thus are in a position to provide help and support to each other.

• Screening for mental disorders

  Test to determine whether a person is experiencing symptoms of mental health conditions and needs treatment.

• Smoking permitted in designated area

  A designated area in which smoking is permitted.

• Suicide prevention services

  Services include identifying risk factors; educating staff on the signs of suicidal behavior and using methods to detect risk; and the assessment, intervention, and management of suicidal patients including treatment of an underlying mental or substance use disorder, and use of psychotropic medication, supportive services, and education. Hotlines help individuals to contact the nearest suicide prevention mental health provider.

• State substance use treatment agency

  Government organization responsible for planning, organizing, delivering, and monitoring substance use disorder services in their respective state.

• Social skills development

• Screening for substance use

  Test to determine whether a person is experiencing symptoms of substance use and needs treatment.

• State department of health

• State mental health department

  Government organization responsible for planning, organizing, delivering, and monitoring critical mental health services in their respective state.

• Screening for tobacco use

  Determines a client's use of tobacco products, such as cigarettes, cigars, pipe tobacco, or smokeless tobacco. It is generally recommended that providers screen for tobacco use on a regular basis by asking clients, as they are seen, about their current and past use of tobacco products and their exposure to secondhand smoke or tobacco.

• Treatment for co-occurring substance use plus either serious mental illness (SMI) in adults and/or serious emotional disturbance (SED) in children

  Refers to treatment services intended to help their clients’ ability to function as a result of substance use and/or mental disorders. By definition, serious mental illness is someone over 18 having (within the past year) a diagnosable mental, behavior, or emotional disorder that causes serious functional impairment that substantially interferes with or limits one or more major life activities. For people under the age of 18, the term ‟Serious Emotional Disturbance” refers to a diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorder in the past year, which resulted in functional impairment that substantially interferes with or limits the child’s role or functioning in family, school, or community activities.

• Transportation assistance

• Hepatitis education, counseling, or support

  Provides education, counseling, and guidance and support for individuals who are at risk for or potentially infected with the hepatitis virus.

• TB screening

  Skin tests that are used to screen people who are at high risk for TB exposure such as people with diseases or conditions that weaken their immune system.

• Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling

  Includes interventions for persons who use tobacco and want help with stopping, including behavioral support or counseling in groups or individually.

• Telemedicine/telehealth therapy

  The ability for healthcare providers, working remotely and using telecommunications technology, to communicate with patients, diagnose conditions, provide treatment, and discuss healthcare issues with other providers to ensure quality healthcare services are provided.

• Treatment for gambling disorder

• Treatment for other addiction disorder

  Treatment for behavioral addictions or process addictions and occur when a person is dependent upon a specific behavior (i.e. gambling addiction, compulsive shopping disorder, etc.).

• Trauma-related counseling

  Multiple types of therapy designed to treat clients suffering from a traumatic event(s).

• Clients who have experienced trauma

  Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for persons who have experienced trauma.

• 12-step facilitation

  A 12-step program is a support group made up of people who share the same addiction. The 12 steps refer to the steps recovering addicts must take to overcome their addiction as part of this program. Attendees at group meetings share their experiences, challenges, successes and failures, and provide peer support for each other.

• Vaping not permitted

• Veterans

  Facility has a program or group specifically tailored for Veterans.

• Young Adults

  Facility accepts young adults (18-25) for treatment.

Contact and Location

71 O Street NW, Washington, DC, 20001

Phone: 304-856-3416 x109