by Carolyn | Jul 30, 2024 | behavioral health care, Dr. Peter Provet, eldercare, in the news, treatment
Behavioral Health News, Summer 2024 By Peter Provet, Ph.D. President & CEO, Odyssey House As the leader of Odyssey House, one of the largest non-profit residential and outpatient treatment providers in New York City, I have witnessed firsthand the growing need for...
by Carolyn Abrams | Jan 26, 2021 | Admissions, Coronavirus, eldercare
We’re pleased to offer on-site COVID-19 vaccinations to all qualifying residential clients! We have beds available immediately for seniors 55 and older. We are also admitting single adult men, pregnant women and women (over the age of 18) with children, and...
by Carolyn | Apr 13, 2020 | Coronavirus, eldercare, Front line stories
Since the coronavirus pandemic hit New York City, Odyssey House staff and clients alike have been stepping up, taking on new responsibilities to keep their colleagues and fellow clients safe and healthy. Gary, 56, entered Odyssey House last summer, after years of...
by Carolyn | Apr 13, 2020 | Coronavirus, eldercare, Front line stories, Working in Recovery
Since the coronavirus pandemic hit New York City, Odyssey House staff and clients alike have been stepping up, taking on new responsibilities to keep their colleagues and fellow clients safe and healthy. Since joining Odyssey House two years ago as a housing...
by Carolyn | Jan 23, 2020 | eldercare, in the news, Opioid epidemic, treatment
“I’m grateful people our age still get a chance to get it right. You know things the younger people don’t know because you’ve been through it.” ElderCare client Tamara talks about her opioid addiction and life in treatment at Odyssey...
by Carolyn | Jan 22, 2020 | addiction, Dr. Peter Provet, eldercare, GRCR, in the news, Opioid epidemic, treatment
By Emma Davis City Limits After nearly 40 years of snorting heroin, Tamara Morgan almost died from two sniffs. Morgan, 58, had raised her eight children in Bushwick, Brooklyn while managing a $200-a-day habit. That afternoon in August, Morgan’s daughter had just...
