Recovery Brands, LLC
📍 4101 North Andrews Ave., Oakland Park, FL 33309
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<p><strong>ABOUT HELPING HANDS RECOVERY CENTER</strong></p> <p>Located on a busy suburban street five miles north of central Fort Lauderdale, South Florida, Helping Hands Recovery Center offers <strong>outpatient treatment</strong> to adult women struggling with substance use disorder. It's one of 310 facilities in Florida (<a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/FL17.pdf" target="_blank">46 percent</a> of all facilities in state) to offer treatment <strong>specifically tailored to women</strong>.</p> <p><strong>TREATMENT & ASSESSMENT</strong></p> <p>In addition to general outpatient care, Helping Hands Recovery Center has an <strong>intensive outpatient program (IOP)</strong>, a modality offered by <a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/FL17.pdf" target="_blank">43 percent</a> of outpatient treatment facilities in Florida.</p> <p>Treatment is deeply informed by <strong>trauma awareness</strong> and aims to heal the cycle of unprocessed trauma contributing to addiction. The program uses the <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/did-aa-save-my-life/" target="_blank">12 Steps</a> alongside <strong>evidence-based practices</strong> such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and solution-focused therapy. </p> <p>Therapy is offered in individual, group, and family settings. There are also <strong>psychoeducational workshops</strong> and peer-to-peer group sessions; mentoring/peer support is available in a little more than half (<a href="https://wwwdasis.samhsa.gov/webt/state_data/FL17.pdf" target="_blank">56 percent</a>) of treatment facilities in Florida. <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/sad-lets-talk-about-seasonal-affective-disorder-and-relapse/" target="_blank">Relapse prevention</a> training is offered, as well as <strong>holistic activities</strong> such as art, recreation, and <a href="https://www.recovery.org/pro/articles/music-for-mental-fitness-mood-control/" target="_blank">music therapy</a>. In addition, clients may be assigned therapeutic work to complete outside of program hours.</p> <p><strong>STAFF CREDENTIALS</strong></p> <p>The team at Helping Hands Recovery Center includes <strong>psychiatrists</strong>, licensed clinicians, and <strong>certified addiction counselors</strong>. The two loved ones polled by Rehabs.com to date gave the facility three out of five stars and five out of five stars respectively for its staff's level of training and experience.</p> <p><strong>WHAT ALUMNI SAY</strong></p> <p>While Rehabs.com has not yet received any reviews from this facility’s alumni, Helping Hands Recovery Center earned a perfect average rating of <strong>five out of five stars</strong> based on seven Google Reviews<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a></small>. It also received a <strong>five out of five star</strong> rating based on the opinions of 13 individuals on Facebook<small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a></small>. Across both sites, former clients who left comments described the facility as a warm and welcoming treatment center that provided effective therapy and support. "They have taken me in with open arms and have treated me like family," Sarah told Google in a representative review. "I’ve benefited from the groups and therapy very much in a very tough time in my life. I recommend this facility 100%."</p> <p><strong>WHAT FRIENDS & FAMILY SAY</strong></p> <p>The two loved ones surveyed by Rehabs.com to date, who were both anonymous females between the ages of 26 and 39, gave Helping Hands <strong>mixed reviews</strong>. The first indicated that they would highly recommend the facility and awarded it four or five out of five stars across all metrics evaluated, including cleanliness, family participation, connectivity and visitor policies, counseling options, and administrative and discharge procedures. "The only thing i can say about this facility is i loveeeee it," they wrote.</p> <p>The other reviewer gave the rehab four or five out of five stars for its family participation, and its connectivity and visitor policies, but just three stars for its cleanliness, its administrative and discharge procedures, and its treatment of <a href="https://www.recovery.org/topics/dual-diagnosis-recovery/" target="_blank">co-occurring disorders</a>. When asked, on a scale from one to five, if she would recommend the facility, the reviewer gave a rating of two.</p> <p><strong>FINANCING</strong></p> <p>There is currently no information provided on the facility's website regarding its costs. To date, the two loved ones polled by Rehabs.com both gave the facility five out of five stars for its affordability.</p> <p><small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-1"><sup>[1]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=Helping+Hands+Recovery+Center+in+Oakland+Park%2C+FL&oq=Helping+Hands+Recovery+Center+in+Oakland+Park%2C+FL&aqs=chrome..69i57j33.191j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#lrd=0x88d903d5ca02f81d:0x8f4f0790e5b5af95,1,,," target="_blank">GoogleReviews</a></small><br /> <small class="footnote"><a target="_blank" href="#footnote-2"><sup>[2]</sup></a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/womanrecover/reviews/?ref=page_internal" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/pg/womanrecover/reviews/?ref=page_internal</a></small></p>
— Susan Linney · 2018-12-08 18:57:05 PST
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