Behavioral Health Business May 29, 2024
Behavioral health care provider Newport Healthcare has expanded its substance use disorder (SUD) treatment offerings tailored to teens, young people and their families.
Newport has previously offered SUD services in conjunction with its mental health offerings but is now isolating the services into SUD-specific programs.
“The demand for substance abuse services is not going away,” Joe Procopio, CEO of Newport, told Addiction Treatment Business. “It’s just a redefinition of how we’re providing the service as opposed to how we used to provide them traditionally.”
The provider opened a six-bed rehabilitation group home in Temecula, California, with similar operations in Minnesota, Utah and Connecticut. Newport is also expanding its services in Washington state to treat SUD and co-occurring conditions.
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