New Choices Recovery Center Bridge Center
70 Union Avenue
Schenectady, NY 12308
About New Choices Recovery Center Bridge Center
New Choices Recovery Center’s Bridge Center is a recovery support facility in Schenectady, New York. They offer substance abuse prevention and treatment programs for men as well as gambling and DUI support. They have other centers for women and outpatient clinics.
They run permanent supportive housing and transitional homes for guys who are homeless or recovering from addiction. Their reintegration residence has on-site counselors that work with each client to come up with an aftercare plan. You’ll get support to figure out your next steps including employment and housing and further support.
New Choices also runs a housing program for homeless individuals who have a substance abuse diagnosis. This program gives them and their families access to stable housing. Clients get help with paying rent, case management and other recovery tools and resources.
Outpatient programs are also available at this clinic. This includes medication-assisted treatment (MAT), mental health and substance use assessments, counseling, and peer support as you walk your path to recovery. You can get methadone to treat opioid use disorders. Counseling is trauma informed and can include different techniques like motivational interviewing (MI).
Their prevention and education program is designed for youth and parents to learn skills and positive alternatives.
New Choices also runs an impaired driver program that helps drivers with a substance-related violation get back their driving privileges. This program lasts 16 hours and is approved by the New York State DMV. This program has a flat fee and is typically not covered by insurance plans. Classes run weekly for 7 weeks.