By Thomas Urbain AFP Opioid abuse has turned into a public health crisis in America, blamed for the deaths of tens of thousands of people. But one hospital is determined to reverse the epidemic. Since January, St Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, which boasts the largest emergency room in New…
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…
BEHAVIORAL HEALTH NEWS By Janice Slaughter, MSW, CASAC, Director of Mental Health and Housing Services, and Peter Provet, Ph.D., President and CEO, Odyssey House A report published by Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in 2013 found that: “Supportive housing has been demonstrated to end homelessness for persons with…
The Spring 2009 edition of Odyssey House News is now available online. Read about our Green Team, latest art projects, new services and more. Check it out and let us know what you think in the comments or on our Facebook wall. Click here to read it (pdf). If you’d like…