Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

Addiction treatment for adults, youth and familiesthe goal of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation's love-inspired, science-powered care is to help patients and families survive substance use and mental health conditions, and thrive in lifelong recovery. We empower those we serve to initiate and sustain a process of change through which they improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential. The Foundation serves both adults and youth and approaches treatment in a holistic, person-centered way - addressing our patients' addiction, mental health and co-occurring medical conditions. Continued on schedule o.our comprehensive treatment integrates the use of evidence-based clinical therapies, peer support and medicine, and is individualized to meet patients' unique needs as they progress from clinical management of their disease to community-supported self-management of their recovery. Our interdisciplinary care teams consist of addiction counselors and technicians; psychologists and other mental health professionals; psychiatrists and other physicians; nurse practitioners, nurses and certified medical assistants; family specialists; spiritual care professionals; nutritionists; recovery coaches and wellness specialists. In addition to addiction treatment, available at multiple levels of care, the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation provides assessment and evaluation services, intervention services, clinically supervised sober living options, continuing care services and mental health services. The Foundation also understands that recovery from addiction and mental health conditions involves rebuilding relationships with family members and friends who need help and support of their own. Through our family and children's programs, loved ones receive education, guidance and support to achieve healthier relationships and lives.hazelden Betty Ford's services are available both in-person and virtually for outpatient addiction and mental health services, as well as family and children's programs. In 2023, the Foundation's physical sites were in center city, chaska, maple grove, plymouth and st. paul, Minnesota; chicago, Illinois; naples, Florida; new york, new york; bellevue, Washington; beaverton and newberg, Oregon; rancho mirage, los angeles and san diego, California; and denver, Colorado. The organization also provided telehealth services that were accessible to people living anywhere in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, new jersey, new mexico, new york, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. The following number of people directly benefited from Hazelden Betty Ford treatment and recovery programs in 2023: primary treatment adult 5,052mental health adult 3,608intensive outpatient adult 3,324day treatment adult 2,693family program adult 1,636 outpatient treatment adult 1,591mental health youth 778primary treatment youth 589renewal center/lodge 561 children's program 409day treatment youth 333family program youth 236intensive outpatient youth 189outpatient treatment youth 94 dual enhanced primary treatment youth 53dual enhanced treatment youth 20dual enhanced intensive outpatient youth 12 total patients served 21,178 additionally, financial assistance is available and was provided to 4,504 qualifying patients and family members at an approximate cost of $5,600,000.

Higher education and medical & professional traininghazelden Betty Ford graduate schoolthe Hazelden Betty Ford graduate school prepares future leaders in addiction counseling through two available degrees: master of arts in addiction counseling: advanced practice and master of arts in addiction studies: integrated recovery for co-occurring disorders. The school emphasizes public engagement as a means of serving constituent communities. In 2023, students provided approximately 40,800 hours of clinical services at agencies reaching underserved and economically disadvantaged populations. Continued on schedule o.the school offers a full scholarship each year to a student who works at chisago county health and human services, and we provide continuing education to these chisago county professionals at no cost. In 2023, 44 students graduated from the school with master's degrees. Overall, more than 92% of graduates who seek careers in the addiction treatment field find employment in their home communities or at regional or national treatment agencies. Faculty and graduate school leaders participate in public service events throughout the united states and make research, educational and scholarly contributions to the field of addiction treatment.medical & professional educationthe professionals in residence (pir) program and the summer institute for medical students (sims) give medical students, residents, health care and legal professionals an in-depth experience with the dynamics of the disease of addiction. Intensive one-week programs blend classes presented by Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation physicians and expert clinicians with time spent interacting with patients and staff on residential and day treatment units. Participants learn about the latest research and evidence-based methods from our multidisciplinary faculty. A rotation on addiction for psychiatry, family medicine and internal medicine residents is available in Minnesota and California. A one-year accreditation council for graduate medical education (acgme)-accredited addiction medicine fellowship is available at the Betty Ford center in rancho mirage, California, and a course on addiction and recovery education (care) is available worldwide. The Minnesota, California and Oregon sites offer customized programming for larger groups. In 2023, our medical and professional education programs trained a total of 338 participants.

Publication of educational materialshazelden publishing is the leading publisher of state-of-the-art resources for preventing, treating and managing addiction and closely related issues. Translating research into practice, we help organizations treat the whole client by offering information, guidance, tools, and support to meet their unique needs. Our publications continue to provide inspiration, guidance, and encouragement to millions around the world every day. In 2023, Hazelden publishing generated 27 new publications, nine new distributed products, one new e-book, one new translation right, two new subscriptions, 16 new and refreshed trainings, three new videos, and six new licenses. Continued on schedule o.if not for our mission and commitment, much of this material would not be published and available to consumers because of its limited appeal to mainstream publishers. Hazelden publishing's materials also reach underserved populations, including many customers in the community treatment, faith-based and corrections markets. Additionally, through its bookaid program, Hazelden publishing sent out book packages that reached people through libraries that serve programs and institutions in need. Bookaid resources were sent to individuals and organizations in the united states and around the world.in 2023, Hazelden publishing published the first volume of the fourth and newest edition of the asam criteria, the comprehensive set of guidelines empowering behavioral health professionals to develop holistic, person-centered treatment plans for patients with addiction and co-occurring conditions. Available in both digital and print versions, the asam criteria's digital edition brings the full value of the guidelines to life in an engaging and accessible interface with an intuitive, user-friendly design and practical features that make it an essential tool for professionals, helping them elevate care and increase rates of reimbursement. Hazelden publishing also offered trainings to help organizations effectively implement the asam criteria.hazelden publishing's training and consulting solutions team transforms organizational systems and culture, empowering educators and providers in health care, treatment and social services to deliver evidence-based, best-practice services throughout the continuum of care. The building assets and reducing risk (barr) division - a strengths-based program that provides schools with a comprehensive approach to meeting the academic, social, and emotional needs of all students through training and coaching - trained schools in 14 states in 2023, impacting the lives of over 9.900 educators in a diverse range of communities. In addition, our prevention solutions division delivered intensive education to over 61,000 students across 34 states and 17 countries. Consultants and trainers in the clinical and medical solutions division reached more than 3,000 professionals in 26 states in 2023, addressing stigma associated with addiction and helping communities embrace recovery as the expectation. Finally, our summer institute for medical students and professionals in residence programs - both managed within the professional education continuum solutions (pecs) division of Hazelden publishing (see more under the program description for higher education and medical & professional training). For yet another year, the training and consulting team is empowering professionals to be agents of hope and healing.

In meeting the Foundation's mission and underlying charitable purpose, the Foundation invests time, financial resources and energy to help people and communities understand and address addiction as a treatable disease and spread the word that recovery is possible. "be of service" is an integral core value which the Foundation demonstrates in a variety of ways.the Foundation provides treatment services to individuals and families who seek and qualify for care but are unable to pay the full cost. The Foundation's patient aid policy provides that the Foundation will annually establish a target amount of patient financial assistance.in addition to its annual provision for charity care, the Foundation provides a variety of other benefits for the public good including: butler center for researchthe butler center for research (bcr) is dedicated to improving recovery from addiction by conducting clinical and institutional research, program evaluation and quality improvement, collaborating with other research centers and community-based organizations, and communicating scientific findings. It is the center's vision that sustained recovery for all who seek help will be achieved through advancements in knowledge and integration of research into practice.in 2023, the bcr participated in the following activities:-as part of the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation's commitment to evidence-based practice, a variety of projects were conducted to inform clinical care and academic programming, identify programmatic and treatment needs, drive data-based decision-making, and contribute to the professional and public knowledge of addiction treatment and recovery services. Projects included data collection, data analyses, research-based collaborations, published journal articles, industry trend reports, on-going consultation and webinars, among others. -the viop (virtual intensive outpatient) study. At the time of the global novel coronavirus pandemic, very little was known about the efficacy of virtual group services for addiction. As a result, bcr scientists undertook an evaluation of the Foundation's intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization virtual services rollouts to better understand what type of patients benefit from in-person or virtual addiction care. Findings from this study have already helped inform the Foundation's approach to providing virtual care as a viable alternative to some in-person services, and have resulted in three (two published in 2022, one published in 2023) published journal articles to dateresearch collaborations with other academic and industry leaders in 2023:-in partnership with spark biomedical, the bcr continued the restore study, funded by the national institutes of health heal initiative. This multi-site randomized clinical trial will examine how tan (transcutaneous auricular neurostimulation) therapy, delivered by an fda-approved and -cleared non-invasive wearable device worn behind the ear, can improve relapse prevention for individuals with opioid use disorder. Recruitment first began in 2022 and will continue across the Betty Ford center, center city, mn, and plymouth, mn sites well into 2024. Findings from this study will ultimately help individuals stay engaged in their care, avoid returning to use, sustain their recovery, while contribute to one of the many safe, effective clinical treatment options for those struggling with opioid dependence. -the bcr continued their multi-year collaboration with the mayo clinic. Funded by the national institute on alcohol abuse and alcoholism (niaaa), mayo & bcr researchers completed recruitment and data collection for this project examining the use of acamprosate, an fda-approved medication targeting alcohol craving. This research study aimed to identify biomarkers that may predict patient response to the use of the medication, with the hope of finding new genes linked to alcoholism treatment response. The project which first began in 2019 ended recruitment and data collection in 2023. Of the total 378 patients who volunteered to participate, 308 were recruited from hbff. Findings from this study aim to be published in 2024 and will contribute to advancing precision addiction medicine and inform substance use treatment on a national scale.-in collaboration with the recovery research institute at harvard mass general, bcr began recruitment in 2023 for a research study funded through the national institutes of health (nih). This project will examine the role and influence of social identity and social networks in the development of recovery capital and substance use outcomes for adolescents with alcohol or other drug use disorder. Recruitment will continue into 2024. Future study results will contribute to researchers and clinicians understanding of adolescent-specific recovery journal and the unique factors that help or hinder successful treatment and sustainable recovery.-bcr scientists continued their partnership with Virginia commonwealth university researchers on a niaaa grant-funded study, "genes, addiction, and personality" (gap). This research is part of a national genome-wide association study to learn more about the relationships between personality, mental health, substance use and genes. Data collection first began in 2018, continued in 2023 and will be ongoing in 2024. Research updates continue to be written and disseminated to professionals, educators, researchers, students and other stakeholders. These brief summaries of scientific findings from the field of addiction treatment research are provided at no cost as a community benefit to policymakers, treatment professionals and the public at large. Research updates are also available on the bcr web page at httpswwwhazeldenbettyfordorgresea... Community education and relationsthe Foundation continued to deliver both virtual and in person events to our alumni and the recovery community. Between alumni events and live and recorded webinars, more than 848,000 people were reached. The speakers bureau helped place the organization's many spokespeople at events, with 87 different employees delivering 130 presentations in 44 locations, as well as virtual presentations available globally. We also provided education and support at our free, open-to-the-public caring families groups, held online twice weekly for the Florida community. Educational scholarships from the Foundation totaling $5,200 were awarded to students at six high schools in the twin cities and center city areas of Minnesota, as well as two western Wisconsin high schools. Children's programsthe Hazelden Betty Ford children's program provides both virtual and in-person prevention and education services to children and families with addiction. Programs are located in California, Minnesota and Colorado. The program hosted 77 total programs and served 461 children both virtual and in-person. Virtual programming includes a two-day initial virtual children's program, stage ii and caregiver workshops. The traditional in-person program is a 4-day comprehensive program that includes caregivers. An additional 1,460 children received support through virtual and in-person continuing care offered weekly on wednesday evenings for alumni of the children's program. No child has ever been turned away because of lack of financial ability to pay: all of the virtual participants attended at no cost, due to the generous donations received through philanthropic support. Collectively, the team provided program information and training through meetings, webinars and conferences to over 10,000 professionals and community members. Web and social networksthe corporate website, www.hazeldenbettyford.org, had 8.6 million sessions in 2023. "thought for the day" remained the most popular feature on the website, with 1.1 million visits. "thought for the day" provides daily inspirational readings from one of five Hazelden publishing meditation books.more than 3.5 million people from 259 countries visited the website seeking information on a variety of addiction-related topics, including treatment, recovery, education, public advocacy and products in our online bookstore. Seventy-one percent of all visits to the hazeldenbettyford.org website were from a mobile device. Twenty-six percent of sessions were from a desktop or laptop computer and only two percent were from a tablet.

Hazelden Betty Ford produced 53 new episodes of the award-winning let's talk addiction & recovery and recovery equity educational podcast series, which generated 562,100 engagements and 141,367 downloads; since july 2018, total podcast engagement is nearly 1.9 million worldwide. More than 259 recovery road episodes have been created with helpful excerpts from leading authors in addiction recovery and mental health, surpassing well over 363,500 downloads since the podcast began in may 2020 to provide support during the early days of the pandemic. Mobile apps provided free of charge between march 2020 and january 2023 had over 354,000 downloads in that time with nearly 95% of reviews rating the apps with four stars or higher. Weekly living in recovery emails continued in 2023, reaching out with nearly five million emails that shared helpful resources, news, and tools to help alumni and those in recovery continue their healing journey. Almost 18 million today's gift daily email meditations reached inboxes with a 77% open rate.thedailypledge.org is an online support community for people in recovery and those who care about them. It is provided free of charge by the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation. The daily pledge is built around the idea of pledging to stay sober one day at a time. It also offers chat recovery meetings, forum-style discussions, and other ways for people to interact and support each other in recovery. Traffic to the site remained steady in 2023. Total users reached about 24,000 with over 75,000 page views. The community offered more than 600 meetings during the year with an approximate attendance of roughly 1,500 participants. Total daily pledges made during the year came in at about 6,500, which was up from the previous two years.the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation's facebook, twitter, instagram, youtube, linkedin and other social media accounts (combined for more than 25 million impressions) along with its award-winning mobile apps including several available at no cost offered additional access to recovery resources, providing daily inspiration, information and fellowship.resource centerin 2023, Hazelden Betty Ford's resource center and referent relations received over 163,000 calls from people seeking or referring to substance use disorder and mental health treatment, as well as many more seeking information, assistance and products related to substance use and addiction.hazelden Betty Ford libraryin addition to its core mission of fulfilling the informational needs of the Foundation's staff and students, our addiction research library-accessible at wwwhazeldenbettyfordorgeducationb... serves the public by:-working daily with information sharing and advocacy efforts in the regional minitex, national docline and international salis (substance abuse librarians and information specialists) networks.-facilitating on our website the preservation and access of archived versions of the etoh and cork addiction-related journal databases, free to all internet users and available nowhere else online.-providing scholarships, via the a.a. heckman endowed fellowship fund, to help individuals study the addiction-related archives housed on our campus in center city, minnesota.patient financial assistance and other costs to the Foundation of providing charity care and community benefits are as follows for the years ended december 31: patient aid estimated cost $5,558,000 Minnesota care tax 1,525,000 butler center for research 819,000 information center 254,000 institute for recovery advocacy 675,000 professionals in residence, bfc med ed, bfc institute 584,000 children's program 1,427,000 graduate school scholarships 207,000 total $11,049,000