START Treatment and Recovery Centers

Established in 1969, Start is the largest and oldest minority-run drug Treatment program in the united states, 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 3,500 adults during 2022.

In 2021, Start was awarded this grant to implement a program to prevent and treat infectious diseases such as human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) and viral hepatitis infections and improve access to Treatment, vaccinations and harm reduction services. In 2022, we continued to provide viral hepatitis and hiv testing and Treatment to Start patients. Other services provided were: health promotion and counseling; assessment of risk and barriers to care; linkages to primary care providers and/or referrals to specialists outside of Start; coordination of services with those providers; and outreach for patient re-engagement.

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, through both traditional in-person visits and via tele-health sessions.

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