START Treatment and Recovery Centers

Start is the largest and oldest minority-run drug Treatment program in the united states, established in 1969 and with eight programs serving adults with addiction disorders. Start's seven medication assistance Treatment programs (matp) are dually licensed by new york state office of alcoholism and substance abuse services (oasas) and the department of health for primary care services. They are also accredited by carf, demonstrating maintenance of the highest standards. The oasas-licensed reach chemical dependency program offers individual and group counseling, as well as psychiatry services, for adults with co-occurring addiction and mental health diagnoses. Additionally, Start engages in cutting-edge behavioral and bio-medical research which seeks better and more effective treatments for our patient population. Start is proud to have provided services for over 3,400 adults during 2023

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Teen Start completed its fifth year of operation in september 2022. Teen Start is the agency's article 31 outpatient mental health clinic certified by the new york state office of mental health (omh), specifically to address the mental health of adolescents, their families, parents, guardians and loved ones. Teen Start served a total of 83 adolescents in 2022. In march 2020, under the governor's executive order, clinical staff were abruptly sent home and continued to work remotely for the entire year, and into 2021. Telemental health continues to allow for the delivery of mental health services remotely, in order to keep everyone safe, and in order to save lives.

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