Our 2017 Annual Report is now online
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...
Addiction & Mental Health in the News, July 20th
New York Post: More people died in NYC from drug overdoses than car crashes By Georgett Roberts and Ben Feuerherd The number of people who died from opioid use in the city last year was more than five times the amount killed in driving accidents, Police Commissioner...
Celebrate Recovery Month with Odyssey House
Registration for Run for Your Life 2018 is now open! This family-friendly event raises awareness of and funds for the recovery movement with a day of festivities, including children’s games and face painting, Zumba, health and wellness booths, and refreshments. Last...
Artists Explore the Health Harms of Sugary Drinks
The Odyssey House Art Project took on a special project this spring: visually depicting the harms caused by sugary drinks and the benefits of drinking water. The project culminated in an exhibition, “Consumed,” now on display at the Haven Art Gallery. The...
$1.23m grant expands residential addiction treatment services in the Bronx
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...
Rehab USA: how should America treat its opioid victims?
By David Crow Financial Times Magazine Anthony De La Rosa was 22 when a player on his college baseball squad introduced him to a new drug: Oxycodone. “We weren’t just smoking weed any more. We would go to practice, come back and snort Oxy in the dorm rooms. At that...
Consumed Art Exhibition
In this exhibition, the Odyssey House Art Project explores the health harms caused by sugary drinks and the health benefits of drinking water. Please join us for an opening reception to view the artwork and meet the artists in recovery. Thursday, June 28, 2018 4-7pm...
“It wasn’t long ago that my life was a mess.”
At the Mother’s Day Awards Breakfast, Casey was one of two residents from our family center who spoke about their experiences in treatment. Casey, 23, is pregnant with her first child. I feel very lucky to be here at Odyssey House. It wasn't long ago that my life was...
“We’re here because I needed to get my life back on track.”
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...
Inaugural Mother’s Day Awards Breakfast celebrates champions of recovery
This spring Odyssey House held its first-ever Mother’s Day Awards Breakfast to recognize our business and community partners whose commitment to recovery strengthens families throughout NYC. Hosted by Telemundo 47 consumer/investigative reporter Liz Gonzalez, the...
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