About BRC
BRC stands for The Bowery Residents’ Committee. They started in 1971 as an outreach and substance abuse treatment center that offers a variety of services to men and women in the Bowery, a local area in New York City, New York. They offer a wide range of services, including two addiction treatment programs that help meet the needs of over 500 men and women each year. They also provide mental health services, with a focus on men and women who are persistently mentally ill and who have co-occurring substance abuse problems.
Outreach teams work 24/7 in the subways and streets to help the homeless. They have 19 transitional housing programs and permanent housing for New Yorkers with a history of homelessness.
When you’re part of the substance abuse treatment services, you also have access to a workforce development program to overcome obstacles to employment and help you effectively find a job. This also includes mental health initiatives for folks with co-occurring conditions.
Special services are available for older adults and some services are being adapted to provide help for children and families. They offer care using a holistic, client-centered, comprehensive approach using evidence and need space programs. As a non-profit organization, they accept donations to help pay for these services, and they don’t turn away people who cannot pay.
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Self-pay involves paying for treatment out of your own pocket. You can use savings or credit, get a personal loan, or receive help from family and friends to fund your treatment. If you don't have insurance or your insurance plan doesn't cover a specific program, self-pay can help ensure you still get the care you need.
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The goal of treatment for alcoholism is abstinence. Those with poor social support, poor motivation, or psychiatric disorders tend to relapse within a few years of treatment. For these people, success is measured by longer periods of abstinence, reduced use of alcohol, better health, and improved social functioning. Recovery and Maintenance are usually based on 12 step programs and AA meetings.
When you choose drug rehab in New York, you'll participate in a variety of treatments that are designed to help you live a drug-free lifestyle. Common methods of treatment include group, individual, and family counseling, medication management, nutrition, exercise, and management of co-occurring mental health disorders.
Opioid rehabs specialize in supporting those recovering from opioid addiction. They treat those suffering from addiction to illegal opioids like heroin, as well as prescription drugs like oxycodone. These centers typically combine both physical as well as mental and emotional support to help stop addiction. Physical support often includes medical detox and subsequent medical support (including medication), and mental support includes in-depth therapy to address the underlying causes of addiction.
Substance rehabs focus on helping individuals recover from substance abuse, including alcohol and drug addiction (both illegal and prescription drugs). They often include the opportunity to engage in both individual as well as group therapy.
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Clinical Services
Group therapy is any therapeutic work that happens in a group (not one-on-one). There are a number of different group therapy modalities, including support groups, experiential therapy, psycho-education, and more. Group therapy involves treatment as well as processing interaction between group members.
In individual therapy, a patient meets one-on-one with a trained psychologist or counselor. Therapy is a pivotal part of effective substance abuse treatment, as it often covers root causes of addiction, including challenges faced by the patient in their social, family, and work/school life.
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(212) 803-5700 
131 West 25th Street,
New York, NY 10001
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