Horizon Treatment Services
Welcome to the Horizon Treatment Services Podcast, where we delve into the forefront of alcohol, drug, and mental health services. As industry pioneers located in the Beloved Bay Area, CA - HSI is committed to empowering adults and adolescents through evidence-based programs, fostering a secure space for tackling substance use disorder and mental health challenges.
Join us as we explore cutting-edge strategies, discuss success stories, and share insights that propel individuals towards their full potential. From prevention initiatives guiding youth towards substance-free lives to community outreach initiatives promoting safer neighborhoods, HSI's interest and expertise extends beyond treatment, shaping a future where well-being takes center stage.
Tune in to stay informed, inspired, and at the forefront of transformative change with Horizon Services, Inc. www.horizonservices.org
Horizon Treatment Services
Measuring Treatment Success: The Science Behind Recovery
A mother's desperate search for effective addiction treatment ignited a revolution in how we measure recovery success. Joanna Conti founded Vista Research Group after discovering that despite the life-or-death stakes of addiction treatment, virtually no facilities were scientifically measuring their effectiveness. Today, her company has tracked over 80,000 patients, revealing crucial insights about what truly works in recovery.
The data paints a clear picture: patients completing recommended treatment achieve 41% recovery success versus just 25% for those who don't. Treatment duration matters enormously - those staying 90+ days have double the recovery rate of those leaving before 20 days. And perhaps most striking? Treatment center effectiveness varies dramatically, with the best facilities helping over half their patients maintain recovery while the worst help fewer than one in five.
Through real-time feedback systems, clinicians gain insights patients might never share face-to-face. As one therapist discovered, showing a discouraged client her dramatically improved depression scores provided the confidence boost she needed to embrace her recovery journey. For treatment teams, aggregated data identifies program strengths and opportunities for improvement while validating their challenging work.
The research has identified ten key factors affecting recovery outcomes: treatment completion, duration, facility effectiveness, substance type (alcohol shows highest success rates), post-treatment behaviors (support groups, sober living), initial motivation, smoking status (non-smokers fare better), PTSD symptom levels at discharge, and number of previous treatment attempts.
Horizon Treatment Services is pioneering this approach at their Cronin House residential program, embracing measurement-based care to enhance treatment effectiveness. By collecting standardized assessments throughout treatment and following up after discharge, they're gaining invaluable insights to provide more personalized, responsive care while demonstrating their commitment to science-based approaches.
Ready to learn more about evidence-based addiction treatment? Visit www.horizonservices.org or connect with us on social media to discover how measurement-based care is transforming recovery outcomes.