With treatment often difficult to access – especially for Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) families – intervention from child protective services usually stops short of providing the resources families need. Journalist Pamela Appea of Prism talked to mothers in treatment at the George Rosenfeld Center for Recovery about…
By Jay Dow PIX 11 There is an old saying that it takes a village to raise a child. But at the Odyssey House’s George Rosenfeld Center for Recovery on Wards Island, the villagers are also in need of a helping hand.
Mother’s Day Celebration 2022 awardees with Odyssey House President Dr. Peter Provet. From left, Dr. Chinazo Cunningham, Commissioner, NYS Office of Addiction Services & Supports; Dr. Sonia Lopez, Director of Addiction Medicine, Damian Family Care Centers; Janice Glenn-Slaughter, VP, Director of Mental Health & Housing Services, Odyssey House;…
By News 12 Staff News 12 The Bronx The Odyssey House Family Center on Wards Island provides substance abuse treatment as well as child care services for women with children. News 12 spoke to one mother on Wednesday who transformed her life…
Moms at Odyssey House are encouraged to start planning for the future early into their treatment. Odyssey House graduate and mom April put it best, “My past doesn’t define me – the future does.” Check out the final chapter of our five-part series on the Art of Motherhood: Chapter 5:…
“You learn a lot about yourself from other people. It’s like shadows and light. You know what I mean? You need one for the other.” -Lydia, Mom & Odyssey House Client Lydia, Monae, and Alexis continue sharing their recovery journeys in the fourth of our five-part series on the…