Odyssey House – Adult Residential

Odyssey House of Utah is a non-profit substance abuse program offering specialized care for a wide demographic of individuals and families, treating addiction and co-occurring mental health since 1971. Throughout several locations, they provide personally tailored treatment for adults, offering co-ed and gender-specific residential and outpatient locations, a program designed for single parents with children, youth residential, outpatient, and school-based programming, sober and transitional housing, a criminal justice program, and robust aftercare services within a supportive alumni community.

Adult Residential

Odyssey House of Utah has 4 residential facilities in the Salt Lake City area treating adult men and women who are 18 years and older. Clients go through a thorough initial assessment to develop individually tailored treatment plans that fit each individual’s unique set of circumstances. Their treatment team consists of certified addiction specialists and counselors in addition to mental health professionals, available to treat clients struggling with substance misuse with co-occurring mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety, mood disorders, antisocial personality disorder, and trauma and related conditions.

Their adult residential facilities emphasize accountability and building a strong recovery foundation based on evidence-based and best practice treatment models, combining treatment services to address multiple forms of addiction and underlying mental health. Clients take part in structured and therapeutic programs that combat negative beliefs that lead to unwanted behaviors, developing vocational and other life skills, maintaining their physical health, rebuilding trust and establishing healthy relationships through strong communication skills, and assisting clients with finding housing. On average, clients are in treatment at the Odyssey House for 6-9 months, and upon successful completion, receive ongoing support to maintain long-term sobriety and live stable and independent lives.

Whole-Person Approach

Their adult residential programs reinforce healthy routines that include cooking, laundry, maintaining a clean space, and other important life skills. Sober events and other recreation are integrated into treatment to foster connection and relationship building with peers and experience that it’s possible to have fun in recovery. Clients are provided with the opportunity to step into leadership roles within their peer community and develop motivation and self worth. Odyssey House of Utah integrates educational services into treatment, providing clients in need with the opportunity to study and obtain their GED or receive vocational services through their partnership with the Salt Lake City school system.

Inclusive Quality Care

Odyssey House of Utah strives to empower individuals to heal and build better lives as the largest comprehensive addiction program in the state. Their dedication to connect every individual to treatment fostered their ability to provide low-cost, quality services. They are a Joint Commission accredited facility that accepts Medicaid and most major insurance providers.