The Winter 2015 edition of Odyssey House News is now available! Read about our expanded peer mentoring programs, recovery month celebrations, new board members, and more. Click here to read it (pdf). Check it out and let us know what you think in the comments or on...
Our Winter 2015 newsletter is now available!
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New Odyssey House Peer Mentoring Program Targets Parolee Recidivism
OdysseyHouse has been awarded a two-year, $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to implement a pre- and post-release mentoring and recovery program for parolees at the Edgecombe Correctional Facility (ECF) in Northern Manhattan. The program builds...
Recovery and the holidays
This article by Dr. Peter Provet, president and CEO of Odyssey House, originally appeared as a guest post on the Office of National Drug Control Policy's "Pushing Back" blog in 2009.For individuals with substance use disorders, the Holiday Season brings ambivalent...
Happy Holidays from Odyssey House!
Odyssey House Family-Focused Programs Offer a Trauma-Informed Approach to Treating Substance Abuse and Mental Health Disorders
Behavioral Health News By Justin Mitchell, LMHC, Vice President, Adult Residential Services, and Peter Provet, PhD, President & CEO Women who have been physically, sexually, and/or emotionally abused are at a significantly higher risk of abusing alcohol and other...
It’s #GivingTuesday!
This past holiday weekend, we gave thanks for the many blessings in our lives. Today, we have the chance to express our gratitude by giving back!#GivingTuesdayis a day to reflect and provide a helping hand to the causes and communities that are nearest and...
Release: An Odyssey of Art and Recovery
For more than a decade, the Odyssey House Art Project (OHAP), people living with substance use and mental health disorders, has been helping its members find new ways to access feelings and a new medium in which to express them. Since it’s...
Shop Barnes & Noble 11/17-11/22 & support Odyssey House!
Starting Monday, November 17th until Saturday, November 22nd, 10% of net proceeds of purchases made online or in-store at Barnes & Noble Tribeca will benefit children living at the Family Center in East Harlem over the holidays.Here's how to take advantage of this...
Book launch party!
Please join Odyssey House as we celebrate the launch of Release: An Odyssey of Art and Recovery, a provocative book with over ninety artworks created by individuals living with substance use and mental health disorders.Visit odysseyhouseart.org to preview the book and...
Drug Abuse in The Elderly
In his letter in Saturday's New York Times, Odyssey House President Dr. Peter Provet writes that the number of those who fit the criteria for substance abuse is expected to double in the next five years. The people included in " More Older Adults Are Struggling With...
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