Center City, Minn. (May 1, 2024) – The nonprofit Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, the nation's leading force of healing and hope for people impacted by substance use and mental health conditions, today ...

Deneige's family had been through a lot, and she knew her 7-year-old daughter Raya needed some help. "We had lost our house and then her dad started using drugs," recalls Deneige. "By the time he left ...

Center City, Minn. (Jan. 10, 2023) – With A Woman's Way through the Twelve Steps, author and licensed social worker Stephanie S. Covington, PhD, brings a new perspective to recovery inspired by the ...

Maggie Moe was a precocious, fun-loving little girl who wrote and starred in her own productions. Her creativity won her awards and launched her through life, first earning her bachelor's degree in ...

Behavior change doesn't come easily for most of us, even when we know we could be healthier or happier if we tried doing things differently. So how do therapists guide patients through their reticence ...

Linda lost her son Mike in the summer of 2012. He was her youngest: smart, good looking and funny, with a killer smile. But he struggled with depression and anxiety, and often worried that he wasn't ...

John was a musician in a rock band and thought his life was really exciting. "It got to the point that I was partying hard, staying up all night, making terrible decisions," he recalls. "I couldn't ...

As a young person, Jason remembers always wanting to fit in. "But everywhere I looked I didn't fit in," he says. Soon substance use became his way to make friends. "I used drugs and alcohol to help ...

Mother made sure everything was welcoming and comfortable for patients. Accommodations were very nice but not plush. Her priority above all was the dignity and humanity of patients. Susan Ford Bales ...

In the recovery of those who came before us, we see the promise of our own potential—a path to a brighter future. Many look to history for warnings—to avoid repeating past mistakes. But when it comes ...

During her first year of medical school, Sara Polley took part in the Betty Ford Center’s Summer Institute for Medical Students (SIMS), an internship she describes as “life-changing.” Today, triple ...

Rancho Mirage, Calif. (February 24, 2023) – The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation—the nation's leading nonprofit system of substance use disorder treatment, mental health care, recovery resources and ...