For more information about any St. Vincent's Westchester mental health or chemical dependency program, please call (888) 689-1684 or (914) 925-5320.

Alcoholism and other chemical dependence problems are complex illnesses that involve biological, psychological, sociocultural and factors. To meet the challenges of chemical dependence, St. Vincent's Westchester offers a multidisciplinary treatment approach that is consistent with the 12-Step model of recovery. The primary objective of treatment is to help persons suffering from these illnesses to achieve and maintain abstinence from alcohol and all illicit and/or medically unauthorized drugs. The goal is to assist alcoholics and other chemically dependent persons in learning the attitudes, skills, abilities and information necessary for successful and fulfilling recoveries.

We offer the following programs:

Inpatient Rehabilitation
For those whose level of alcohol or other substance dependence has seriously disrupted their daily functioning, our inpatient programs assist individuals in overcoming barriers to recovery. The inpatient rehabilitation program helps patients deal with the issues of early recovery. Patients are taught to recognize the signs and symptoms of the illness, how to manage emotions and stress, and how to recognize triggers to drinking and drug use and relapse. The program provides short-term, structured, intensive treatment of physicial and emotional symptoms as well as detoxification when medically necessary. All patients receive thorough aftercare counseling and referral for continuing treatment on an outpatient basis following the completion of the inpatient stay.

Outpatient and Aftercare Services
St. Vincent's Westchester offers the following outpatient services as a follow-up to inpatient treatment or as an alternative to inpatient treatment. Services available at our Harrison campus include:

Day Rehabilitation
This program is an alternative to inpatient treatment when an individual needs daily treatment to remain abstinent but his or her symptoms are stable enough to permit return to a supportive and/or supervised living situation at night. Services include: daily psychoeducation groups, intensive group psychotherapy, men's and women's issues groups, relapse prevention groups, family therapy groups, stress management and life skills groups and a variety of activities therapies. Model 12-Step meetings are conducted by the patients themselves.

Intensive Evening Program
This program meets three times per week with a treatment approach similar to the day rehabilitation service. Both intensive treatment and clinic level relapse prevention is available in the evening. Multi-family couples therapy is also provided one evening a week with an experienced family therapist. Persons referred for treatment as a result of drinking driver programs are treated in both the evening and day programs.

Aftercare
All programs support the progress made in the primary phase of treatment, helping individuals to maintain their recoveries by capitalizing on their strengths and prior gains in treatment.


Opioid Treatment Services
77 East Post Road
White Plains, NY 10601
914-286-2858

A multidisciplinary treatment team provides individualized care in a supportive environment where treatment staff are sensitive to the specific needs of persons with a history of substance abuse. Our treatment center provides services including: pharmacotherapy using methadone; medical management; nursing services; HIV/AIDS services; counseling and discharge planning.

The Maxwell Institute
92 Yonkers Avenue
Tuckahoe, NY 10707
914-337-6033

The Maxwell Institute offers outpatient chemical dependency treatment and education services for adults, adolescents and their families. Treatment includes individual and group psychotherapy, family counseling, psychiatric evaluation and medication when indicated. We welcome individuals and family members to are experiencing marital and/or work-related distress as a result of their dependency. Our recovery services include:

• Assessment	• Adolescent Group
• Early Recovery Program	• Women's and Men's Group
• Aftercare Groups	• Employee Assistance Referral Group
• Significant Others Group

 The Maxwell Institute also offers community education and training services and Maxtrain, a 350-hour certification program for individuals who wish to become a Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor (CASAC) in New York State.