Reaching out, making connections, and following through with treatment and housing services that change lives is demanding work. The men and women who work in Odyssey House’s community-based programs understand what is at stake when substance misuse or mental health problems are not treated. While they see the pain…
Odyssey House was one of five providers awarded $4 million to expand residential addiction treatment services in the New York City. With the $1.23 million grant, Odyssey House will add 41 beds to our Lafayette Avenue in the Bronx. Funding for these projects is being administered…
At the Mother’s Day Awards Breakfast, Norell was one of two residents from our family center who spoke about their experiences in treatment. Norell, 38, is in treatment with her 5-month-old son Jordan. I started drinking when I was 15 years old and using marijuana when I was…
In Odyssey House’s family-oriented communities, mothers like Carminia learn how to break the cycle of substance abuse and create a nurturing home for their children. Carminia is the proud mother of a one-year-old boy and is expecting her second child in May. A few years ago, her…
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 address the worst drug crisis in American history.
“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 in need of treatment.