Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is an addiction treatment and advocacy organization that was created in 2014 with the merger of the Minnesota-based Hazelden Foundation and the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California, in the United States.[1][2]

Founded2014
Location
Locations
OriginsMerger of the Hazelden Foundation and the Betty Ford Center
ServicesAddiction recovery
Key people
Joseph Lee, MD (President and CEO)
Websitewww.hazeldenbettyford.org

Background edit

The organizations have a long history together. Hazelden was founded in 1949, and Betty Ford visited its Minnesota headquarters in 1982 when she was planning to open the facility in Rancho Mirage.[3]

The Betty Ford Center opened on October 4, 1982.[4]

The Foundation also includes the nation's largest addiction and recovery publishing house, a fully accredited graduate school of addiction studies, an addiction research center, prevention training, an education arm for medical professionals, family members, and other loved ones, and a children's program.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Hazelden Betty Ford Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Centers". www.hazeldenbettyford.org. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  2. ^ Quenqua, Douglas (June 5, 2013). "Betty Ford Center and Hazelden seek business partnership". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Terhune, Chad (2014-03-23). "Betty Ford Center ready for a comeback". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
  4. ^ Nelson, Valerie J. (August 4, 2011). "Pioneer in surgery, addiction treatment". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  5. ^ Enos, Gary A. (October 1, 2013). "Hazelden CEO: Health reform a major driver of merger with Betty Ford". Addiction Professional Magazine.

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