An evaluation of Tabor Group, Cork

An evaluation of Tabor Group, Cork was launched on the 13th of December 2018. 

Tabor Group is a major provider of residential and community based addiction treatments in Ireland. The model employed is the Minnesota Model also known as the Abstinence Model. The group is comprised of Tabor Lodge (Primary Treatment Centre), Fellowship House (Secondary Treatment Centre for males), Renewal (Secondary Treatment Centre for females) and extended supported accommodation in the community for both males and females. The Group provides a range of treatments, care, support and rehabilitation for those in treatment as well as structured support for their families. In 2017, Tabor Lodge admitted 213 clients to its residential treatment programme while also providing support to family members.

Tabor Group, in partnership with the HSE, commissioned this external evaluation with declared terms of reference and objectives as follows:
▪To assess the effects of Tabor treatment programmes(s) across Tabor Group.
▪To offer independent examination of the efficacy of the programme(s) as well as the ‘goodness of fit’ of the treatment model.

Download the report here