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Economic Impact of OHL's Community Health Center

OHL is a member of the Louisiana Primary Care Association (LPCA), a statewide advocacy organization in support of community-based health centers that works to stress the importance of healthcare access as the foundation to building healthier communities....

OHL Receives Cox Charities Grant

Odyssey House Louisiana Inc. has been awarded a $3,100 grant from Cox Charities, one of five market organizations that will receive funding through the 2018 CoxCharities Community Investment grant program. While OHL appreciates all funding it recieves,...

Revive. Survive. Overdose Prevention

Odyssey House Louisiana’s (OHL) new program Revive. Survive. OverDose Prevention Program (Revive. Survive. ODP) is a five-year SAMHSA funded grant designed to address and alleviate the opioid epidemic in New Orleans. The Revive. Survive. OverDose...

OHL Contribution to International Magazine

Recently, OHL was asked to contribute to an international publication, EXIT® Magazine 2018, which was dedicated to the theme "Mental Health: Benefits of Addiction Treatment for People, Communities and Governments." Exit Magazine is Dianova Portugal's...

OHL Helping to Establish Recovery Support Systems in Uganda

OHL believes in global activism! For several years, OHL has partnered with Global Livingston Institute to support free concerts in East Africa centered around culture sharing, public health, and economic development. OHL supports several live music festivals...

iPrevent Presents at Community Health Center Expo

Sunday, August 26, staff members from OHL's iPrevent team attended the National Association of Community Health Centers CHI Institute and Expo in Orlando, FL. The iPrevent team's abstract was accepted for presentation and iPrevent used this platform...

Another Pirate Ball In The Books!

OHL's Pirate Ball was a success! OHL’s Pirate Ball is a swashbuckling good time filled with great food, libations, entertainment, and silent auction. Thanks to all who came out to support and/or volunteer! For those that didn't, we hope...

OHL Case Manager Honored By UNITY

OHL Community Supportive Services (CSS) Case Manager Tiba Hankton was awarded Outstanding Case Manager of the Year award at UNITY Annual Meeting! This award recognizes the outstanding work Tiba has done in the past year in assisting clients maintain stable...

Make Change NOLA

OHL is pleased to be one of four nonprofit agencies that will receive funding support through the newly announced Make Change NOLA, a city-wide initiative that combines a public awareness campaign with mobile giving to harness the generosity of New Orleanians...

JOIN US FRIDAY, JUNE 15!

Join us for Pirate Ball 2018! Food! Raffle and silent auction! Live music! Pirate revelry! Dust off your old pirate garb and join Odyssey House Louisiana for a night of adventure. OHL’s Pirate Ball will be a swashbuckling good time! All proceeds...

OHL's 1st Prophylactic Prom a Success!

OHL's hosted its inaugural Prophylactic Prom Friday, March 9. Held at Eiffel Society, Prophylactic Prom was a funky, fun special event, loosely resembling your high school prom, but rather than taffeta and tuxes, the "prom court" attire feature creative...

OHL Breaks Ground on its New Facility!

It's official! Odyssey House is moving to 2700 S. Broad! OHL and its community partners broke ground today on OHL's new facility, scheduled to be completed in early 2019! The $14.4 MM project will historically restore and expand the Bohn Motor...

Bike & Brunch 2017 a SUCCESS

OHL's Bike & Brunch event was a ride-way success (bad pun, sorry!). We had gorgeous weather and even better company for our social bike ride through the Marigy/Bywater. To refuel after all those calories burned on the bike, we made sure our participants...

Crime Reduction Plan for New Orleans

Shortly after Hurricane Katrina, with murder and drug abuse rampant in New Orleans, OHL developed a white paper that discussed a plan for reducing crime in the city through substance abuse treatment, a resource that the City of New Orleans underfunds...

OHL Community and Economic Impact

In November 2016, Odyssey House Louisiana (OHL) retained Tripp Umbach to conduct a community and economic impact study to determine the financial and social benefits of OHL’s operations and services on the State of Louisiana, its communities, and...

OHL CEO in Washington, DC

In an effort to inform decision makers and provide expertise on addiction related policy matters, our CEO, Ed Carlson, is in our nation's capital meeting with the movers and shakers. While in Washington, DC, Ed has: - Contributed to a roundtable...

PIRATE BALL 2017 A SUCCESS!

OHL's Pirate Ball 2017 was a great success! There was food, fun, dancing, great music, and a successful silent auction! A great time was had by all, but, most importantly, proceeds raised from the event goes directly back to OHL! THANK YOU to our...

Adams and Reese H.U.G.S. program ROCKS!

OHL is immensely grateful to have a long-term relationship with Adams and Reese, LLP and their H.U.G.S. (Hope, Understanding, Giving and Support) program, which hosts a crawfish boil and talent show for our clients every year! This event is a special...

CEO MEETS HHS SECRETARY

OHL's Chief Executive Officer Edward Carlson met with new Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, M.D., in his personal office in Washington, D.C., Monday to offer policy guidance regarding concerns facing the substance abuse treatment industry....

OHL Letter to Editor: Focus on Drug Demand

The Times-Picayune recently printed an article regarding the increase in violent crime in New Orleans (see article here). OHL CEO Edward Carlson wrote a Letter to the Editor regarding this article that was published on nola.com on March 27, 2017....

Economic Impact of OHL's FQHC

The Louisiana Primary Care Association and Capital Link recently compiled the economic numbers outlining the economic impact and community impact that OHL's Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) contributed to its community. The following represents...

The Domain Companies Hosts Client Holiday Meal!

A thousand thank yous to The Domain Companies for sponsoring a holiday lunch for our Adult Residential clients this week. Our clients were treated to a delicious meal and plenty of sweets! We are so grateful to The Domain Companies for their continued...

US Surgeon General Visits OHL

OHL was honored to host the United States Surgeon General, Vivek Murthy, for a tour of our facility, Thursday, December 1. This visit comes on the heels of the Surgeon General's first ever report focused on addiction, The Surgeon General’s Report...

Clients Receive Thanksgiving Treat!

Special thanks to the Law Offices of Anthony J. Engoila, III, Patrick G. Kehoe, Jr., Michael I. Rodriguez, Sr., and Christopher M. Rodriguez for providing a lovely Thanksgiving meal for the clients in our Adult Residential Treatment Program! These attorneys...

OHL Medical Director: A Hero

OHL's Medical Director, Dr. Arwen Podesta, was featured in a Times-Picayune/nola.com feature, discussing her behavioral health and addiction expertise. We have been blessed to have Dr. Podesta on staff for nearly 10 years. She makes a difference in...

JOIN US SEPTEMBER 10 FOR BIKE AND BRUNCH!

Odyssey House is on a roll! Saturday, September 10, 2016 from 10AM-12:30PM, we’re hosting our first ever Bike & Brunch. It’s a progressive party for families and friends to ride the Lafitte Greenway, from the French Quarter to Mid-City....

OHL Letter to the Editor: Treatment Works

OHL CEO Ed Carlson recently wrote a Letter to the Editor commenting on an article published in The Times-Picayune that documented one woman's struggle with opioid addiction (read the original article here). Below is OHL's commentary: RE: "Life...

OHL CEO Pens Letter to the Editor

The Times-Picayune recently printed an article about the impending Medicaid expansion and the implications it could have in New Orleans (see article here). OHL CEO wrote a Letter to the Editor regarding this article that was printed in the paper June...

OHL's PIRATE'S BALL 2016 a Success!

OHL's 2nd Annual Pirate's Ball was a true party with a purpose! Held Saturday, June 4, at the Hyatt French Quarter, there was music and dancing, amazing food from New Orleans' favorite restaurants, burlesque, silent auction and pirates as...

OHL Medical Director Awarded

We're so proud that OHL's Medical Director, Dr. Arwen Podesta, was awarded for Community Leadership at CADA's Annual Awards luncheon this week! The award recognizes "a leader in substance abuse prevention or treatment, who has impacted these...

OHL Health Center Achieves

OHL officially received its award notice from HRSA this week to be recognized as a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) New Access Point! This will provide OHL and the Clinic with ongoing annual funding to increase staff and expand healthcare access...

OHL Health Center NCQA Recognized

On November 18, 2014, the Odyssey House Community Health Center received NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Recognition for using evidence-based, patient-centered processes that focus on highly coordinated care and long?term, participative relationships....