Medical Wellness Center
Elmhurst Home’s James Oden Center offers residential treatment for men with substance use and mental health concerns in the Boston-Edison Historic District of Detroit. Elmhurst Home, Inc. is a non-profit organization and strives to make treatment accessible for all, so no one is turned away for lack of insurance or ability to pay. The 38 Plymouth and 29 Linwood bus lines stop minutes from the building, providing access to much of Detroit.
The James Oden Center offers a wide variety of life skills training, including computer training, literacy, social skills, and parenting classes. Clients also learn through psychoeducation, relapse prevention strategies, and anger management classes. Additionally, residents participate in cognitive behavioral therapy and drama therapy, using role play to help facilitate healthy change. The James Oden Center offers weekly individual sessions and group therapy sessions, which include on or off site 12-Step meetings. Clients participate in community service and work therapy, including urban farming.
Elmhurst Home seeks to help clients achieve long term recovery and flourishing, offering mental health referrals and employment or housing assistance. The James Oden Center also offers rehabilitation and crime prevention, with GED courses, pre-release job training, material aid, and spiritual guidance available.