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...
It’s #GivingTuesday!
read more
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...
Three Odyssey House employees honored by New York State
We are pleased to announce that OASAS has selected THREE of our staff members as winners of New York's Annual Addictions Professionals'Awards. Congratulations to Justin Mitchell, Annise Weaver and Tracy Moore on their awards! In recognition of all the honorees,...
Celebrating Recovery Month: 9th Annual Run for Your Life
More than 1,000 people came out to Icahn Stadium on September 20th to show their support for men and women in treatment for substance use and mental health disorders at the 9th Annual Run for Your Life 5K Run & Recovery Walk. WPIX reporter Jay Dow emceed the...
One Runner at a Time, We are Slowly Eroding the Stigma of Addiction
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEWS Recovery from substance use disorders often resembles training for a marathon. It’s a long process that requires discipline, focus, and ongoing effort. As addiction experts and mental health professionals gain greater insight into the...
Dr. Provet on Robin Williams
Robin Williams' death tragically underscores how depression combined with substance abuse create a common ground for suicide. Fame, fortune - and in Mr. Williams' case, comedy - cannot prevent such self-inflicted tragedy. Stigma still pervades meaningful societal...
In the news: Recovery services for older adults
News 12 Bronx interviewed Mary Callahan, program director of Odyssey House Outpatient Services, as well as clients about the $445,000 grant we just received from the NYS Department of Health. The grant will allow us to implement a peer mentoring track for older adults...
866-888-7880