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The Wellness Center brings outpatient substance abuse treatment directly into the East Harlem community, operating at 2271 3rd Avenue in New York, NY. As an extension of Exodus, the center is embedded in a network of community-focused recovery services that has long prioritized accessibility for New York City residents who face systemic barriers to care.

For people planning long-term recovery, an outpatient program offers a structure that fits into real life. Rather than stepping away from family, employment, or community ties, participants in the Wellness Center's outpatient program build recovery skills while staying connected to the people and places that matter most in their daily lives.

At the core of the Wellness Center's outpatient program is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, a well-established method that helps individuals identify the thoughts and behaviors that contribute to substance use. Through CBT, people in recovery develop practical coping strategies they can apply in real-world situations — making it a particularly strong fit for outpatient care, where participants face those situations every day.

This skills-based approach to addiction treatment supports more than symptom management. It equips individuals with tools for navigating triggers, stress, and high-risk situations as they move further into recovery and community life.

The Wellness Center serves individuals managing both substance use and HIV/AIDS — a population that often faces significant gaps in care when programs are not designed with their specific needs in mind. By explicitly serving this community, the Wellness Center addresses the intersection of two health challenges that frequently occur together, particularly in urban neighborhoods like East Harlem.

This focus reflects the center's roots in Exodus and its commitment to meeting the needs of the full East Harlem and New York City community, including those who require coordinated, sensitive support across multiple areas of health and recovery.

The Wellness Center accepts Medicaid, Medicare, state insurance, private insurance, and self-pay, making its outpatient addiction treatment program accessible to a wide range of individuals regardless of their financial situation. This breadth of accepted payment methods is especially significant in East Harlem, where many residents rely on public insurance programs.

The center operates Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., providing consistent, scheduled access to outpatient care throughout the week. For those ready to begin or continue their recovery journey, the Wellness Center can be reached by email at [email protected] or through its website at etcny.org.