A sixty three (63) bed freestanding inpatient facility is located in Saranac Lake, N.Y., and outpatient clinics are located throughout Franklin and Essex Counties in Saranac Lake, Malone, Elizabethtown and Ticonderoga. A community residence is located in Poughkeepsie, NY.

The mission of St. Joseph’s is to promote healing and recovery for individuals, as well as their families, suffering from the illness of alcoholism and chemical dependency. We offer these services with a commitment to providing effective, professional and quality treatment. Our services are enhanced by our belief in the spiritual nature and inherent dignity and worth of each individual.

St Joseph's is currently accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).

Licensed to provide inpatient and outpatient alcoholism and substance abuse treatment by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS).

Associated with the New York State Association of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers (NYSAASAP); the New York State Association of Alcoholism Recovery Homes; the Association of Halfway House Alcoholism Programs, Inc.; the Catholic Health Association (CHA); and the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP)

As the first JCAHO accredited freestanding alcoholism treatment facility in New York State, St. Joseph's has been committed to serving impoverished men and women since 1971. Today, St. Joseph's provides inpatient, outpatient and residential treatment services "to promote healing and recovery for all persons who suffer from the disease of alcoholism and chemical dependency." St Joseph's is currently accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).

Referrals to St. Joseph's may be made by others, or by the individual themselves, to any of our treatment services by either calling or stopping in at the most convenient of our five locations listed above. Additional information and confidential evaluations are available upon request. St. Joseph's accepts most insurances and New York State Medicaid. Self pay for services are determined by a sliding fee scale.

The Inpatient Program provides modern treatment facilities for 51 men and 12 women with a diagnosis of either alcohol or chemical dependency. Upon admission, each client is assigned to a multidisciplinary treatment team. Within the first 72 hours of admission, a comprehensive biopsychosocial evaluation is completed. The evaluation serves as the foundation for an individualized treatment plan developed to serve the needs of the client. In addition to individual and group counseling, personal adjustment transition (PAT), intensive relapse prevention counseling, and pastoral care, inpatient services also include a family component for family and significant others.

St. Joseph's operates four Outpatient Clinics located in Malone, Saranac Lake, Elizabethtown and Ticonderoga, offering chemical dependency services to residents of the North Country of upstate New York. Outpatient services allow people the opportunity to recover from alcoholism and chemical dependency while remaining in their home communities. Services at the clinics include evaluations, individual and group counseling, relapse prevention, family, and referral. An Intensive Module has been implemented at the Saranac Lake clinic site. Adolescent and Codependency services are available at Malone, Saranac Lake, and Elizabethtown.

Discharge planning begins as soon as the client is admitted, with the treatment plan evolving throughout the treatment process and culminating with the Aftercare Plan. At the time of discharge, a client may return home for additional treatment at an outpatient clinic. If not returning home, a client may be referred to St. Joseph's Community Residence (Joseph's House Supportive Living Facility in Poughkeepsie, NY), or Guest Houses located in Schenectady and Poughkeepsie or be referred to an appropriate setting with another service provider.

Program innovation, responsiveness to the changing needs of our clients, and continuous quality improvements are the hallmarks of our professional efforts. The mission and philosophy of St. Joseph's drives us to create a future that will continue to support and enhance our standards of excellence and positive treatment outcomes.