Caron Treatment Centers
Dallas, TX

Caron Treatment Centers, a leading nonprofit provider of alcohol and drug treatment, will open a 40-bed residential treatment facility just north of Dallas. The facility, which will be known as Caron Texas, is expected to open in July 2010 and will provide primary addiction treatment to adults who may also suffer from a co-occurring disorder(s).

"We're excited to extend Caron's brand of quality addiction treatment into Texas," said Doug Tieman, Caron's President and CEO. "We look forward to serving Dallas and the surrounding communities and helping those struggling with the disease of addiction and their families to achieve recovery for life."

In keeping with the Caron treatment model, Caron Texas will offer a multi-disciplinary treatment approach including detoxification, a full behavioral, medical, psychiatric and spiritual continuum of care, and gender separate and gender specific programs. Incoming patients will go through detoxification as needed and will also receive a medical and behavioral assessment by Caron's licensed clinical staff. Caron's staff to patient ratio is among the highest in the country - with one counselor for every five patients.

The minimum length of stay at Caron Texas will be four weeks with extended care options available. The 28,000-square-foot facility is set on 40 acres and will offer many amenities including a fitness center and a swimming pool.

"It's an honor to help bring quality treatment to the people of Texas," said Garrett Smith, a leading Dallas businessman who is leasing the facility to Caron. "When we started this project we had a vision for making a difference and now Caron will see that through to fruition."
As with its Pennsylvania and Florida facilities, Caron puts a major emphasis on treating the family as part of the treatment and recovery process. Family members will attend a five-day educational and therapeutic program to learn about the disease of addiction and develop tools for their own recovery.

"I've seen firsthand the impact of addiction on the family and know the great work Caron does in saving lives and helping families heal," said John Olan Hutcheson, President and Founder of ReGENERATION Partners, a Dallas-based family business consulting group, and a Caron Renaissance Board Member.

Caron believes in educating parents and children about the disease of addiction and will work with both public and private schools to provide its award-winning Student Assistance Program throughout the Dallas market. As part of its grass roots mission, Caron also works with the surrounding community to help improve access to care by providing discounted treatment for those who meet required admissions criteria. In its last fiscal year, Caron provided nearly $9 million in scholarships for addiction treatment to those who could not otherwise afford it.

Caron Texas will be staffed by highly skilled and credentialed clinicians. In addition, the nonprofit is in the process of establishing an advisory board of community leaders and donors. Announcements will be forthcoming throughout the next year.

For more information, please visit www.carontexas.org

About Caron Treatment Centers:
Caron Treatment Centers is a nationally recognized non-profit provider of alcohol and drug addiction treatment. With more than 50 years in the field, Caron is one of the oldest and largest facilities offering primary, relapse and extended residential treatment for young adults, adults and adolescents, as well as families affected by the disease of addiction. Caron's gender separate and gender specific programs are housed in modern, state-of-the-art facilities. Caron has extensive experience in the treatment of co-occurring psychological/psychiatric disorders within its patient community. Caron utilizes research on Recovery for Life from leading institutions such as the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and The University of Pennsylvania's Treatment Research Institute. Formerly the Caron Foundation, Caron Treatment Centers operates a residential treatment center in Wernersville, in southeastern Pennsylvania; a residential treatment center in Dallas, a regional office in Philadelphia; Caron Renaissance, an extended care treatment center in Boca Raton, Florida; and recovery centers in New York City and Bermuda.

For more information visit www.caron.org.