Outreach To Host Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony For New Recovery Center

BRENTWOOD, NY —A new Recovery Center for Women will be hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony next week. The Outreach center will host the event on Tuesday, September 29 at 11 a.m. on Crooked Hill Road in Brentwood.

Arlene González-Sánchez, MS, LMSW, Commissioner of the NYS Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse (OASAS); New York State Senator Monica R. Martinez; New York State Assemblymember Phil Ramos, and Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone will all be attending the event.

Due to COVID-19 restrictions, attendance is limited, but the event will be available for viewing live on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/OutreachNY.

The center, which opened officially earlier this year, is a 25-bed community residence for women which also offers a variety of services for women affected by addiction.

"With the impact of COVID-19 and our economy in recession, the need for supportive care for individuals with addiction issues on Long Island has never been greater," Debra Pantin, president and CEO of Outreach said.

The facility is designed as a safe space that aligns with the emotional, social, physical and spiritual needs of women who have completed inpatient treatment for alcoholism and substance use disorders, as they transition back to independent living.

Outreach has more than 40 years of experience treating substance abuse in teens, adults and women with children. The agency was selected by OASAS to construct the Recovery Residence for Women, which is certified and funded by New York State.

"This facility will allow women to stay out of shelters or homes that undermine their ability to recover," Pantin said. "In order for them to receive the help they truly need, it is often necessary for them to live in a safe, nurturing environment with the resources required to help them make positive changes in their lives."

The community residence will allow Outreach to serve an additional 50 to 75 women per year. In addition to bedrooms accommodating 25, the brand new facility has 24-hour staffing, common living and recreational space, and transportation available to and from Outreach's enhanced outpatient program for women, also in Brentwood.

At the outpatient program, clients will receive case management services, individual and group counseling, training in life skills and parenting, and vocational counseling, as necessary.

Also at the site of the new residence on Crooked Hill Road in Brentwood are Outreach House II, a 45-bed residence for adolescent treatment services, the Long Island campus of Outreach Training Institute, and the Outreach's Family Center, which provides outpatient and aftercare services.

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