Community is Everyone: Episode 4, Community is Action
"Who are we not to show our strength in recovery?" Odyssey House volunteer recovery coach Timothy, accompanied by outreach coordinator Diana Young, asks this, and many other poignant questions, to a group of program participants. As a peer discussion group leader,...
Community Is Everyone: Episode 3, Community is Connection
"We have to keep strengthening one another. Man, woman, boy, child. So that our community, our borough, our city gets stronger." In recovery, we amplify one another's gifts to build communal strength. Watch Timothy's story.
Erasing Barriers, Creating Hope: Jessica, Part 2
We are grateful to Jessica. Thanks to the power of recovery. Jessica is shining now. We see her. We are so proud of her. Watch Jessica's real recovery story.
Erasing Barriers, Creating Hope: Jessica, a mom in recovery Part 1
“I’m a mother of five; I love them with everything in me. I’m doing this for them.”
-Jessica, Odyssey House mom, Real Recovery Stories
Meet Kate Rothko Prizel, MD
Chair, Odyssey Foundation Leadership Award Kate Rothko Prizel, M.D., is a retired physician and the daughter of abstract painter Mark Rothko. Dr. Rothko Prizel was born and grew up in New York City. She received her B.S. degree from Brooklyn College and then attended...
Odyssey House Artist Spotlight: Chantelle G.
This week's artist spotlight is on Chantelle G. Chantelle is in treatment at the George Rosenfeld Center for Recovery with her infant son, Miracle. "I express myself through painting. Every time I look outside, I see the beautiful view of the Triborough Bridge. I look...
Meet Moira Tashjian
Executive Deputy Commissioner, NYS Office of Mental Health (OMH) Public Service Award Moira Tashjian provides oversight and guidance to a multi-billion-dollar budget with over 14,000 employees, all committed to improving the lives of individuals challenged with mental...
Odyssey House Artist Spotlight: Jason C
Jason has been a client at our Manor facility for five months. An experienced artist, he lost his passion for creating while battling addiction. “Art gives me an outlet for emotions I can’t express and sharpens my focus.” A New York native, Jason draws inspiration...
CDC Reports Encouraging Drop in U.S. Drug Overdose Deaths
There’s some hopeful news in the fight against substance use disorders—new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows a significant decline in drug overdose deaths across the U.S. According to provisional numbers from the CDC’s National Vital...
Breaking the stigma: The importance of listening to buprenorphine patients
Odyssey House President and CEO Dr. Peter Provet comments on how a recent article in the New York Times ("An Effective Treatment for Opioid Addiction Exists. Why Isn’t It Used More?", February 16, 2025) on buprenorphine and stigma. The recent New York Times Magazine...
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