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Odyssey House Louisiana (OHL) is a nonprofit behavioral health care provider with an emphasis on addiction treatment. OHL was established in 1973 as a nonprofit residential substance abuse treatment facility with the mission of empowering people to conquer addiction. Today, Odyssey House offers a professional, structured and caring Therapeutic Community with comprehensive services and effective support systems that enable individuals to chart new lives and return to their communities as contributing members.
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About Us
Odyssey House Louisiana (OHL) is a nonprofit behavioral health care provider with an emphasis on addiction treatment.
OHL was established in 1973 as a nonprofit residential substance abuse treatment facility with the mission of empowering people to conquer addiction. Today, Odyssey House offers a professional, structured and caring Therapeutic Community with comprehensive services and effective support systems that enable individuals to chart new lives and return to their communities as contributing members.
In the post-Katrina era of rebuilding New Orleans and much of the Gulf Coast, OHL has expanded its historical mission, as well as its staff and services, to bring much-needed aid to the community.
Odyssey House Louisiana puts research and proven approaches into practice to provide comprehensive services to people affected by substance abuse, and is nationally recognized as a model treatment program. In collaboration with other community resources, OHL’s holistic services facilitate the healing process of addiction recovery and help individuals to start anew and build healthy lives. Equipped with new skills for living and working, and assisted with employment and housing, OHL program graduates return to their communities ready to assume responsibility for themselves and others.
It is OHL's philosophy to treat the whole person, not just the addiction. OHL’s holistic approach addresses the physical, mental, emotional and social conditions of each client in treating the illness of addiction. Services and programs include substance abuse treatment, complete health and mental health care, life-skills training, vocational training, individual and group counseling, parenting classes and childcare, case management and housing placement.
RECENT NEWS
OHL Board of Directors
Odyssey House is privileged to have a diverse Board of Directors, dedicated to addiction recovery and supporting OHL's various social service programs.
Board Profile: Past Chairman Gretchen W. Bosworth
Gretchen Bosworth loves it when she’s in a public place and random individuals stop her to talk about their lives. In reality, these individuals aren’t random, they are Odyssey House graduates who are stopping Gretchen because they want to share with her the story their success after treatment.
Board Profile: Board Member Russell D. Carll
“I have a lot of past,” OHL Board Member Russell Carll says, referring to his litany of professional designations and volunteer activities that denote past participation. “That’s what happens when you get old,” he says. And while Russ does have quite an impressive resume that documents numerous years of community service, his quick wit and good-humored disposition tell you that he is as spry and young at heart as they come.
Our History
Odyssey House Louisiana was established in 1973 as a nonprofit residential substance abuse treatment facility and the first true therapeutic community in New Orleans. Over more than three decades, OHL has grown and evolved to include many innovative programs to serve the needs of special populations.