February at the Recovery Center
Here is a sneak peek of some upcoming events at our Recovery Center in the Bronx. You can download the full schedule in English and in Spanish to see everything we have to offer. And don't miss Mary Callahan, our Senior Director of Outpatient Services, discussing how...
Odyssey House on BronxNet
Mary Callahan, Senior Manager, Director of Outpatient Services, sat down with BronxNet reporter Daren Jaime to discuss the opioid epidemic in New York City and how Odyssey House's community-based services help individuals recover from substance use disorders.
Training opportunities in February
Odyssey House provides ongoing training for social workers, mental health professionals, and substance abuse counselors. The topics range from training on evidence-based practices to those with an administrative focus. We offer courses approved by the NYSED Office of...
Getting it right: Tamara’s story
"I'm grateful people our age still get a chance to get it right. You know things the younger people don't know because you've been through it." ElderCare client Tamara talks about her opioid addiction and life in treatment at Odyssey House. This video was created by...
Among America’s Oldest, Opioid Overdoses Are On the Rise
By Emma Davis City Limits After nearly 40 years of snorting heroin, Tamara Morgan almost died from two sniffs. Morgan, 58, had raised her eight children in Bushwick, Brooklyn while managing a $200-a-day habit. That afternoon in August, Morgan’s daughter had just...
A fallacy about marijuana
Below, Odyssey House President Dr. Peter Provet comments on an article in USA Today (“As marijuana-induced psychosis rises, parents say treatment for young people hard to find,” Jan. 6). A recent article illustrates a fallacy about marijuana: that it is fundamentally...
Mother’s Day Awards Breakfast 2020
Please join us in recognizing our business and community partners whose commitment to recovery strengthens families throughout NYC. Friday, May 8 9 - 11 AM Program begins at 10 am 2020 Honorees LEADERSHIP AWARD Donna Sciarappa Great Lakes Market Leader, RSM US LLP...
Lessons Learned. Tools to Treat Opioid Misuse
Behavioral Health News, Winter 2020 By Staff Writer In the 20 years it took opioids to become the deadliest substance misuse epidemic in American history, the response from the public is overwhelmingly in favor of controlling access to opiates by limiting their use,...
Join us this month at the Recovery Center!
Happy New Year! Here is a sneak peek of some upcoming events at our Recovery Center in the Bronx. You can download a pdf of the full schedule in English and in Spanish to see everything we have to offer. Women's Peer Group Every Monday & Wednesday @ 1 pm OH ROCS...
Enhance your career in 2020 with our trainings
Odyssey House provides ongoing training for social workers, mental health professionals, and substance abuse counselors. The topics range from training on evidence-based practices to those with an administrative focus. We offer courses approved by the NYSED Office of...
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