by Carolyn | Sep 8, 2016 | Odyssey House news, resources, website
We are delighted to introduce you to our new website. Our aim with this new site is to present Odyssey House through the experiences, hopes, and achievements of our clients. We talked to clients and staff from every program, listened carefully to what they had to say,...
by oh-admin | Apr 25, 2016 | 50th anniversary, ACS, addiction, behavioral health care, recovery, success stories, young women
In celebration of our 50th anniversary, each month we will be sharing a story that highlights one of our programs or treatment populations. Below is Ashley’s story, who recently completed residential treatment at Lafayette Avenue, our young women’s program...
by oh-admin | Feb 25, 2016 | addiction, heroin, public policy
On Tuesday night, PBS aired a new Frontline documentary, “Chasing Heroin,” chronicling the impact of the opioid epidemic as well as the efforts of law enforcement, social workers, and public defenders and prosecutors to save the lives of addicted people without...
by intern | Jan 26, 2015 | Dr. Peter Provet, grants, in the news, mentors, Odyssey House news
Alcoholism & Drug Abuse Weekly The federal Department of Justice has awarded New York City–based Odyssey House a two-year, $300,000 grant for a pre- and postrelease peer mentoring and recovery program. The work will be done at the Edgecombe Correctional Facility...
by intern | Jun 14, 2008 | Letters to the Editor
Letter to the Editor, by Peter Provet, Ph.D. The New York Times To the editor: RE: “Why is Mom in Rehab?” by Charles M. Blow The simple answer is trauma, poverty, lack of support and threat of losing her children. Since crack cocaine burst on to the scene...
