Building a Brighter Future: Peace Restored's Vision and Growth Plan

Creating a new avenue for women’s mental health services

Peace Restored was started in 2015 because our founder, Ann Madison, saw a need in mental health services that she felt was not being met. Ann spoke with hundreds of non-profits around the state of Indiana, asked what worked, what wasn’t working, and what was missing. It became apparent that a different model of care was needed to be developed.

If you’ve been following the work we do, you know we have grown so much in the last several years, and the need for a new stage of growth is here. We have developed three stages of development for the next phases of growth.

Counseling Center

We will develop a Counseling Center, which is similar to our current facility. It will have expanded spaces where we can provide more classes and groups. In addition, it will have multiple counseling rooms which will be integral as we continue to develop our internship training center.

This is a key component of what we do by providing a safe, secure, and welcoming environment. We want Peace Restored to feel like a home because, for many, the home has not always been a place of safety.

The Peaceful Haven Retreat

We will develop a retreat center. Most Mental health care is reactive. We want to create a proactive place. The Peaceful Haven Retreat will be a place where women can pull away and be refreshed. A place to just be still and even receive counseling if they choose. The retreat center would also allow us to offer counseling intensives for our clients who may benefit from this.

We currently offer one annual retreat for our widows, but we would love to offer more. With our Peaceful Haven Retreat, we would be able to offer more mental health-topic retreats. Additionally, this facility would be one that could we could rent to local churches or women’s organizations to provide an additional source of revenue.

Restoration Houses

These will be tiny houses for women and their children to stay. This will not be a crisis center, but the next step after the crisis. There are three typical reasons someone seeks housing: domestic violence, homelessness, or addiction. What about other reasons someone may need housing or long-term assistance? What about the mother whose husband suddenly died, and she needs support for both herself and her children? What about the women who struggle with deep anxiety and are unable to leave her home?

There are so many that need a place that would provide a hand up while they learn and grow into the woman God designed her to be. These houses would fill a gap in our current mental health care system and provide an innovative place.

Will you join us in building the future of Peace Restored?

  • There's a wealth of comprehensive planning and development embedded within our three growth phases, surpassing what's just outlined. Each phase holds depth and breadth in our quest to redefine mental health care.

  • We're taking strategic steps forward as a cohesive team. This involves scouting suitable locations, seeking expansive land between 25 to 50 acres, collaborating with architects and designers for concept development, and fortifying our team and operational systems.

  • Our journey involves more than just plans - we've been actively proving the necessity for our services, fostering an internship program to attract mental health providers, and consistently expanding our mission's reach to address crucial needs in our community.