The Mosaic | Fall 2023 Edition

Message from the President and CEO

Integrative Health Is Whole Health

We often talk about integrative health at Samaritan Daytop Village. Each of our programs has something special to offer our clients. It only makes sense then that these programs work together to complement and enhance each other. As a result, our clients reap the benefits from this comprehensive approach.

At Samaritan Daytop Village, we strive to find new ways to integrate care:

In the Bronx, Samaritan Daytop Health was launched to enhance our behavioral health programs with personalized primary care.

We amplified our harm reduction awareness and educational initiatives to ensure they are utilized at our treatment and community outreach programs.

We introduced integrated opioid treatment services at our Suffolk Outpatient Treatment Program and plan to do the same at our Staten Island location.

Sober activities at our Veterans Programs expanded through additional funding – because treatment should include some “fun and games.”

We also share news about the CASAC Training Institute, the Samaritan Daytop Foundation Gala, and our recent trip to South Korea to help the government address their country's addiction crisis.

I hope you enjoy this issue of the Mosaic. As always, I encourage you to contact us with any questions about our programs, services, and activities. All of us at Samaritan Daytop Village are grateful for your continued support.

Best to you and yours,

Mitchell Netburn

President & CEO

New Primary Care Clinic Brings Healthcare to All

Samaritan Daytop Health will provide primary care services to a medically underserved community in the Bronx as well as to program clients in The Richard Pruss Wellness Center.

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Harm Reduction Saves Lives

Nationally, harm reduction has become a critical tool to prevent fatal overdoses and save lives during the opioid epidemic. Samaritan Daytop Village has been an early adopter of harm reduction strategies. The agency began training employees in Narcan administration more than a decade ago, and has been teaching harm reduction strategies to clients in treatment for substance use disorder.

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Mental Health Funding Awarded to Veterans Programs

The New York City Council awarded a total of $96,000 in grant awards to the Veterans Programs. The funds will go toward Samaritan Daytop Village's Veteran Sober Engagement Program, Family Day events, and the annual trip to Washington, DC.

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CASAC Training Institute Scholarships Are Still Available

New students at the CASAC Training Institute can apply for full-tuition scholarships (valued at $4,375), thanks to funding made available by the NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports.

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Featured Photo:

Samaritan Daytop Village in South Korea

From left to right, Samaritan Daytop Village Director of International Collaboration and Peer Supports Aloysius (AJ) Joseph, Chief Program & Legal Officer Alicia McFarlane, and President & CEO Mitchell Netburn are pictured in South Korea at a press conference in July. To Netburn’s left is Ministry of Food & Drug Safety - Narcotics Planning & Safety Division’s Deputy Director General Kim Myeong-Ho. Kim oversees South Korea’s “war on drugs.”

Samaritan Daytop Village signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with South Korea's Ministry of Food & Drug Safety to help the government develop a drug awareness and prevention program targeting the country’s youth.

View a Korean broadcast news story (with subtitles) about the MOU and press conference. You can also read a press release about the Ministry’s visit in April.

Bringing Opioid Treatment to the Outpatient Setting

Integrated Opioid Treatment Services was introduced to the Suffolk Outpatient Treatment Program this year. Clients on Long Island can access both opioid treatment and outpatient services at one location. The same integration of services will be brought to Staten Island's program in 2024.

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EVENTS AND FUNDRAISERS:

We Are "Stronger With You"

Join us for Samaritan Daytop Foundation’s “Stronger With You” Annual Gala on October 11, 2023, 6:30 p.m. at the Mandarin Oriental in Manhattan.

We will honor director, actors and philanthropists, Latanya Richardson Jackson & Samuel L. Jackson, and former Director of Family Services for Samaritan Daytop Village, Gloria Binkowitz.

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