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Roots Recovery Center marks one-year anniversary, reports admissions, readmissions and service gaps
Summary
Roots Recovery Center told the commission it received 452 referrals and admitted 287 people in its first year, highlighted dual-diagnosis care and alcohol-withdrawal risks, and said the city will carry operational funding for three years while the center seeks state grants to expand services.
Roots Recovery Center officials briefed the Drug and Alcohol Commission on the center’s first-year operations, referral and admission counts, clinical challenges and outstanding service gaps.
Dr. Rianne Martinez, representing Roots Recovery Center, said the facility opened Feb. 5 after a January licensing and has registered 452 referrals in its first year and admitted 287 people. She said 91 admitted clients have a confirmed dual diagnosis (mental health plus substance use disorder) and that the center recorded a 28 percent readmission rate among clients.
Why it matters: staff and commissioners emphasized that residential and detox capacity are limited in the…
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