by Carolyn | Dec 1, 2017 | Bronx, GRCR, newsletter, Odyssey House news, Opioid epidemic, Outpatient Services, recovery month
Odyssey House News, Fall 2017 is now available! Read about what Odyssey House is doing to combat the opioid epidemic – from our new treatment center on Wards Island to overdose reversal training in the Bronx. And check out recent events, including our latest art...
by Carolyn | Oct 27, 2017 | addiction, behavioral health care, in the news, Medication-assisted treatment, Opioid epidemic, treatment
Behavioral Health News, Fall (2) 2017 By Justin Mitchell, VP, Director of Residential Services & Daphne Juste, Clinical Support Coordinator With more than 60,000 opioid overdose deaths nationally in 2016, a multi-pronged treatment approach is necessary to...
by Carolyn | Oct 23, 2017 | arts, heroin, Opioid epidemic, prescription drugs, recovery, young men
The Odyssey House Art Project is comprised of men and women in treatment for substance use and mental health disorders. In a city where 1,374 died from drug overdoses in 2016 – and someone dies from an overdose every seven hours – these services are more critical than...
by Carolyn | Sep 11, 2017 | addiction, Bronx, community, Opioid epidemic, Outpatient Services, recovery
On August 31st, as part of International Opioid Overdose Awareness Day, our Recovery Community and Outreach Center (RCOC) held free overdose reversal training for community members in the Bronx. The RCOC staff instructed more than two dozen people in how to recognize...
by Carolyn | Sep 7, 2017 | Bronx, Family Center, GRCR, in the news, Opioid epidemic, recovery, treatment
“In New York State, we believe in people. Nobody is a lost cause. Everyone is worth saving.” And with that, NYS Lieutenant Kathleen Hochul officially opened the George Rosenfeld Center for Recovery, and affirmed the State’s commitment to supporting the men and women...
by Carolyn | Sep 6, 2017 | Family Center, GRCR, in the news, Opioid epidemic, programs
By Glenn Blain New York Daily News ALBANY — State efforts to combat heroin and opioid addiction got a boost Wednesday with the opening of a $25.6 million residential treatment center on Wards Island. Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul formally cut the ribbon on the 231-bed...
