Broadway Star Norm Lewis calls new play by teens “a vibrant shake up of family life: the secrets, the hurts and the healing.” Immediate release: May 17, 2010: What it means to be a teenager forced to grow up fast in a city where drugs, drink, and sex are all in...
When You Shake the Tree
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Join us on May 10th for Your Story Matters Day
Celebrate Your Story Matters Day with Odyssey House, the Office of Alcoholism & Substance Abuse Services (OASAS), NYS legislators and hundreds of recovery supporters this Monday in Albany. We'll be sending a number of our residents to this second annual recovery...
Teens attend town hall meeting on prescription drug abuse
Last week, 30 Odyssey House clients from the Teen Leadership Center attended a town hall meeting in Albany to discuss prescription drug abuse. It was a great learning experience - the teens learned how to identify prescription drug abuse and how to find and access...
An evening with “Grace”
Last week, the Odyssey House Theatre Project had its first field trip to see The Book of Grace at the Public Theatre. Written by Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Suzan-Lori Parks, The Book of Grace explores family dysfunction and themes of revenge and betrayal in the...
Celebrating women in recovery
Every year, Odyssey House commemorates Women's History Month with events that are aimed at boosting self-esteem and encouraging female bonding. It's an important event here as many of the women in our programs are coping with low self-esteem and a history of domestic...
Supportive housing building opens in East Harlem
Construction on our 50-unit long-term housing development on 123rd Street - named Park Avenue - has finally been completed. The residence, which officially opened for occupancy on March 9th, will provide transitional housing to individuals diagnosed with mental...
Introducing the new Odyssey House website!
The new Odyssey House website is more user-friendly, with easier navigation, a more intuitive design and vibrant colors. Take a look at how you can browse and engage our website in whole new ways. The redesigned website was built with a grant from the Taproot...
Give to Odyssey House, one search at a time
Help Odyssey House raise money - for free! Just start using GoodSearch (powered by Yahoo!) as your search engine and they'll donate about a penny to us every time you do a search.In addition, when you shop through their online shopping mall, GoodShop.com, a percentage...
Good Day Street Talk
Fox 5 Here's the video from last Saturday's Good Day Street Talk on Fox 5, featuring Odyssey House President Peter Provet. Dr. Provet was part of a panel, which also included New York City Councilmember Peter Vallone and representatives from the Harm Reduction...
Hopes for the treatment field in 2010
Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly recently asked Odyssey House President Peter Provet and other prominent addiction professionals to contribute their hopes and fears for the treatment field in the new year. Here's what Dr. Provet hopes for in 2010:Integration of...
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