HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — A first-of-its-kind recovery center is opening in Hillsborough County with a mission not only to treat substance use disorders, but to reunite families and help former inmates transition back into the community.
The new Orient Wellness Center, operated by Phoenix House Florida in partnership with Hillsborough County, will officially open to clients on Feb. 2. While the facility is expected to serve patients referred from multiple sources, leaders said that a major goal is to support people leaving jail during one of the most vulnerable periods of their lives.
“The period immediately after release from jail is one of the most vunerable times in a person’s life. Without support, people are at high risk of relapse, overdose and returning to the same patterns that brought them into contact with the system,” Phoenix House Florida CEO Maria Alvarez said…