by Carolyn | Jan 31, 2018 | Family Center, GRCR, in the news, OASAS, recovery
NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services partnered with Telemundo TV to produce a series of 30-minute shows targeted at New York’s Spanish speaking communities. Each show focuses on issues related to substance misuse and provides information on the range...
by Carolyn | Dec 15, 2017 | Bronx, community, Opioid epidemic, Outpatient Services, Press Releases, recovery, Recovery Center
The Recovery Community and Outreach Center is Supported by a $1.75 Million Grant from New York State Part of the Governor’s Unprecedented Expansion of Comprehensive Services to Combat the Heroin and Opioid Crisis Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today...
by Carolyn | Dec 15, 2017 | Bronx, community, in the news, Opioid epidemic, Outpatient Services, recovery
News 12 Bronx MORRIS HEIGHTS -A new recovery center in the Bronx is helping fight the addiction crisis with a unique approach. The Odyssey House Recovery Center, inside the Davidson Community Center, works to show those fighting addiction that there are alternatives...
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 | Oct 6, 2017 | arts, Odyssey House Art Project, recovery
Our artists are hard at work putting the finishing touches on their pieces for our upcoming exhibition, What is Family? Opening on Thursday, October 26th, the Odyssey House Art Project’s 12th exhibition explores the structures and dynamics of how people define...
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...
