San Diego, CA (Dec. 13, 2016)—The Betty Ford Center made several major announcements today concerning its new facility in San Diego.
Part of the national nonprofit Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, the new San Diego facility will become an in-network provider of substance use disorders treatment in the Scripps Health network. And, it will be headed up by respected clinician Brian Couey.
In addition, the general public is invited to an open house at the new Betty Ford Center facility, which is located in Del Mar Heights, from 2:30-6:30 p.m. on January 11. Staff will be on hand to provide tours and answer questions about the services and programs.
Couey, who will have the title of Director of Outpatient Services, currently works at the Betty Ford Center's West Los Angeles facility. He takes over from interim head Janelle Wesloh, who is also executive director of Recovery Management for the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation.
"Brian brings a wealth of expertise and experience to this important position, and we are pleased to have him in this crucial role," said Wesloh. She also noted that the "significant affiliation with Scripps will benefit both of our organizations, as well as our patients and the wider San Diego community, and enable us to serve and improve the lives of more people suffering from addiction."
Couey has held several leadership roles in the addiction treatment field, including program manager at Valley Women's Center from 2009 to 2015; clinical coordinator at the Inter-Agency Drug Abuse Recovery Programs; and manager at Center for Living and Learning, Inc. He earned a Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology from the California School of Professional Psychology at Alliant University. He is also a Licensed Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LAADC), a Certified Addictions Treatment Counselor Level IV (CATC-IV) and a Certified Anger Management Facilitator (CAMF). He also holds a Domestic Violence Counselor Certification and is certified in Seeking Safety and Nonviolent Crisis Intervention.
The new facility is the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation's 17th site in the U.S. and will offer a full continuum of outpatient substance use disorder and co-occurring mental health services, including a teens/young adults program and its innovative COR-12™ opioid treatment protocol..
About the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation helps people reclaim their lives from the disease of addiction. It is the nation's largest nonprofit treatment provider, with a legacy that began in 1949 and includes the 1982 founding of the Betty Ford Center. With 17 sites in California, Minnesota, Oregon, Illinois, New York, Florida, Massachusetts, Colorado and Texas, the Foundation offers prevention and recovery solutions nationwide and across the entire continuum of care for youth and adults. It includes the largest recovery publishing house in the country, a fully-accredited graduate school of addiction studies, an addiction research center, an education arm for medical professionals and a unique children's program, and is the nation's leader in advocacy and policy for treatment and recovery. Learn more at HazeldenBettyFord.org and Twitter@hazldnbettyford.