New Detox Facility Opening!

La Ventana Treatment Programs  is proud to announce the opening of their six-bed  Detox Facility  located in the hills of Ventura  Please join us for a fundraising luncheon as we celebrate this exciting new resource!  All proceeds of this event go to the House of Hope Scholarship Fund*.    Ed Storti and Herb Kaighan    will be speaking on the topic of spirituality and interventions.   This event cannot be missed so please RSVP and help us celebrate with great food and fabulous raffle prizes...  BBQ Fundraiser & Raffle Auction Including 1 Round Trip Airline Ticket to New York City (blackout dates apply)  La Ventana Hacienda  please call to obtain address and directions Thursday, June 21, 2012 11:30am to 2:30pm Donations accepted at the door Raffle Tickets are $2.00 each Please RSVP to Lisette Fraser at 805.444.8072or Lisette@laventanatreatment.com *All proceeds benefit The House of Hope, a non profit foundation dedicated to low or no cost treatment for women*   La Ventana Treatment Programs provides treatment for drugs, alcohol, and eating disorders with 30, 60, or 90 day programs  along with  extended after-care services. Thousand Oaks * San Francisco * San Jose * Ventura   For more information please visit our website  www.laventanatreatment.com 800.560.8518 for immediate assistance

Eating Disorders, Become Educated

Bridget Whitlow Speaking Event

Please join us as we host Bridget Whitlow, MS, LMFT and her introspective talk on  The Maudsley Method

New Detox Facility Opening

La Ventana Treatment Programs  is proud to announce the opening of their six-bed  Detox Facility  located in the hills of Ventura  Please join us for a fundraising luncheon as we celebrate this exciting new resource!  All proceeds of this event go to the House of Hope Scholarship Fund*.

Loosing Weight: Not Always a Good Thing

Don't be too Quick to Congratulate Someone for Loosing Weight

According to the National Eating Disorders Association, ten million women and one million men are living with anorexia and/or bulimia. And it is likely that millions more are living with one of these disorders in secret, since illnesses related to food, especially bulimia, lend themselves to very secretive behavior.

Celebrities have Drug and Alcohol issues like the rest of us

Whitney Houston is not the first celebrity whose life has ended tragically, and while her cause of death is still unknown, her years of drug abuse have many asking how her decline was able to unfold before our eyes, just as it has for other celebrities.

"They're more susceptible because they

The Empowerment Model of Recovery

For most of us consumer/survivor/expatients (c/s/x's) our central issues are discrimination, helplessness, and isolation. We need to overcome discrimination to gain access to the arenas of policy formation. We need to overcome our powerlessness to

A Few Facts About Alcohol Abuse

Did you know that alcohol consumption kills twice as many people each year as motor vehicle accidents?  And, many motor vehicle accidents are caused by alcohol.  More than 100,000 Americans die each year from