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Frequently Asked Questions
Why choose the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation for addiction treatment?
The experts at Hazelden Betty Ford have developed the recovery field’s most trusted and comprehensive care for you and your family. Empathy, evidence-based practices and patient-centered care are at the heart of our treatment approach, with the aim of helping you achieve long-term recovery and well-being.
Beyond inpatient and outpatient addiction treatment and outpatient mental health care, Hazelden Betty Ford offers you today’s most innovative recovery support services and resources including virtual and phone-based coaching, web tools, mobile apps, Hazelden Publishing self-help books and more.
Our holistic approach to addiction treatment and recovery has been emulated throughout the world, and we are seen as a standard-bearer of quality and integrity.
When the Hazelden Foundation, based in Center City, Minnesota, and the Betty Ford Center, located in Rancho Mirage, California, merged in 2014, the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation became the nation’s leading nonprofit addiction and mental health treatment provider. Learn more about the fascinating history and pioneering work of Hazelden and the Betty Ford Center.
Hazelden was established in 1949, with a forward-thinking approach to the problem of alcoholism—an approach built on emerging Twelve Step principles and practices, lay counseling and abiding compassion for the individual receiving care. The Betty Ford Center was established in 1982, with Betty Ford—"the First Lady of Recovery"—bringing unprecedented visibility to the problem of drug addiction and the promise of treatment and recovery.
Today, with headquarters on the lakeside campus in Center City where it all began in 1949, the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation serves patients across the country with locations in California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, New York, Oregon and Washington. You can easily find a treatment center location near you. In addition, most of our services can be accessed virtually.
What is treatment like at Hazelden Betty Ford?
Whether you come to us for inpatient rehab or an outpatient program, your core treatment activities will include:
- Group therapy
- Individual therapy
- Educational presentations and workshops
- Special-focus groups
- Mental health services
- Mindfulness and relaxation practices
Your treatment plan will be structured and individualized based on your clinical needs. If you are in one of our residential treatment programs, you will receive a schedule each day with the individual and group sessions to attend.
Do you offer online treatment services?
Yes. Hazelden Betty Ford provides virtual addiction treatment programs and mental health services. You can access our telehealth services by using your smartphone, tablet, laptop, desktop computer or any device with an Internet connection and a camera. In addition to the easy-to-use video conferencing platform, our virtual systems comply with federal and state health care privacy regulations (e.g., meets HIPAA-compliant telemedicine standards).
