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The Harm Reduction Therapy Center provides integrated mental health care and substance use treatment to people who, because their relationship with drugs is so intertwined with other emotional and social aspects of their lives, need more than simple “just say no” solutions and mainstream programs.
Since our founding in 2000, HRTC therapists have worked in drop-in centers and street outreach programs with homeless youth and adults who do not fit easily into traditional medical clinics and mental health or substance use treatment programs.
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To maximize our accessibility to the widest possible range of clients, the Center offers treatment in 8+ community locations outside of our own offices. More than half of the 800 or so people we work with each year are homeless, and 25% are youth and young adults between the ages of 16 and 25.
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In 2018 HRTC was asked to pilot new ways to reach homeless youth - youth who have escaped very traumatic lives and who live in the parks and on the streets in community with each other and far from the institutions that have robbed them of the unconditional love and acceptance they need to grow into adults confident in themselves and in their abilities.
Find moreWe Are Leaders in the Care of People with Co-occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders. As a principal developer of integrated treatment for multi-diagnosed clients, we are also one of the best-known training entities in the U.S. for dual diagnosis and harm reduction.
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