Horizon Services, Inc. (HSI) is a nonprofit social service organization providing
alcohol and drug treatment and
recovery
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mental health recovery, and
substance abuse prevention services in
Alameda
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,
San Mateo , and
Santa Clara counties in the
San Francisco Bay Area
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of
California
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. The executive director is Keith Lewis, who has held the position since 1986. Their programs utilises the
Alcoholics Anonymous
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and
Narcotics Anonymous models, along with other methods of treatment. HSI is based in
Hayward, California
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, which is a source for some of their funding.
History
Horizon Services began providing services in 1974, with a contract from Alameda County to provide
sober living
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support services for men re-entering the workforce. In 1980, they opened a women-only facility, Chrysalis, in
Oakland
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. In 1981, they opened Cronin House, a co-ed residential treatment program in
Hayward. Keith Lewis became executive director in 1986, and introduced their first
detoxification
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program, Palm Avenue Detox, in
San Mateo. In 1989, with funding from Alameda County, they created an
alcohol dependency prevention program, CommPre. This program was expanded to now incorporate tobacco, marijuana, prescription drugs, and over-the-counter medication abuse. In 1992, HSI began operating a men’s detox and treatment program in
San Jose.
In 1993, the independently founded youth services agency, Project Eden, began to be administered by HSI. It now provides services for
lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning youth. In 1995, Eden sponsored the first
Hayward Gay Prom as an alcohol-free alternative venue to
high school proms. Attendees have come from out-of-county districts, and some from other states and the United Kingdom, and is one of the longest running, and oldest, gay proms.
In 1994 they began administering the previously independent Mandana Community Recovery Center. Mandana closed in 2010, due to funding shortfalls. The most recently created program is Cherry Hill Detoxification Services, a co-ed
sobering station and
social model drug detoxification residential program in
San Leandro. It is the only sobering station and detox facility operating in
Alameda County.
The focus of HSI has changed over the years, to include a broader range of social issues and populations. Starting with service to alcohol dependent men, it now serves both adults and youth, and addresses both alcohol and drug problems. The program estimates that currently at least 50% of program participants have a
co-occurring mental illness. HSI began operating a clinical services department, with staffing by clinical psychologists, in 1996, to address this populations' needs.
Programs
*Cherry Hill Detox and Sobering Station,
San Leandro
*Palm Avenue Detox,
San Mateo
*Horizon South, Santa Clara County
*Cronin House,
Oakland
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*Chrysalis,
Oakland
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*CommPre (Community Prevention of Alcohol-Related Problems), Hayward
*Project Eden, Hayward
See also
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California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs
The California Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP) was a California state agency concerned with substance abuse prevention and treatment. Created by the California Legislature in 1978, ADP brought together the Governor's Office of Alcoho ...
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Substance dependence
*
Physical dependence
References
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Drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers
Addiction organizations in the United States
Mental health organizations in California
Organizations based in Hayward, California
Organizations established in 1974
Twelve-step programs
Healthcare in the San Francisco Bay Area
1974 establishments in California