Caron Treatment Centers and Hanley Center Expand Operations into Atlanta Region

Leading addiction non-profit to serve the southeast as an educational and community prevention, treatment and recovery resource 

Wernersville, PA – Caron Treatment Centers and Hanley Center are thrilled to announce the expansion of their comprehensive services into the Atlanta Region with Atlanta native, Nancy Zintak, on board as the Regional Vice President.

“As a professional, parent and lifelong member of this wonderful community – I am honored to be taking on this important role,” said Zintak. “Addiction is an epidemic in America and we see a real opportunity to create a center for education, resources and support for families who are in search of treatment for the disease of addiction. Caron and Hanley are committed to establishing a presence in the southeast that will become a community of hope for anyone who seeks lifelong recovery.”

Prior to joining Caron, Zintak worked at Georgia Public Broadcasting, overseeing marketing, communications and creative services at the statewide radio and television network. Additionally, Zintak oversaw Georgia Traveler, the network’s most popular show and has worked extensively in news and talk radio. She has served as a community volunteer for myriad educational initiatives and continually seeks to find ways to educate children and families through various media.

In her new role, Zintak will focus on the following key areas:

• Increasing access to treatment in the southeast.
• Cultivating additional financial assistance for individuals and families to access treatment.
• Creating support services for alumni, individuals, parents and families in recovery.
• Establishing general educational events for the community.
• Developing a local advisory board, which will be comprised of community leaders committed to prevention, treatment and recovery.

Additionally, Zintak will collaborate with Caron’s established Student Assistance Program, which has provided extensive prevention services to students, teachers and administrators in the Atlanta region since 2006.

Caron Treatment Centers and Hanley Center officially combined in July 2012 forming one of the nation’s largest and most comprehensive nonprofit addiction treatment providers in the United States. One of the fundamental goals was to help expand its lifesaving services both in communities they are currently serving, as well as new ones.  The extension into Atlanta provides the first opportunity for Caron Treatment Centers and the Hanley Center to enter into a new region, and is an excellent example of the synergistic efforts between both organizations.

“The Hanley Center is excited to extend our commitment to the highest level of prevention, treatment and recovery care into the Atlanta region,” said Michael Hanley, a Caron and Hanley Board Member who is also the son of the non-profit Hanley Center’s founders, Mary Jane and Jack Hanley. “We are confident that with Nancy’s dedication to the community we can make a positive impact and a difference in the lives of men, women and children in the region who are affected by substance abuse.”

Caron and Hanley’s first alumni event will take place on Oct. 24th at 6 p.m. at the Capital Grille in Atlanta. For more information about upcoming events and activities, please visit us online at http://www.caron.org/locations/regional-offices/atlanta

About Caron Treatment Centers and Hanley Center

Caron Treatment Centers is a nationally recognized non-profit provider of alcohol and drug addiction treatment. With nearly 60 years in the field, Caron is one of the oldest and largest organizations offering primary, relapse and longer-term residential treatment for adolescents, young adults and adults, as well as families affected by the disease of addiction. Caron’s treatment is gender separate and age and gender specific. Caron has extensive experience in the treatment of co-occurring psychological/psychiatric disorders within its patient community. Formerly the Caron Foundation, the acclaimed Caron Treatment Centers network operates residential treatment centers in Wernersville, Pennsylvania, West Palm Beach, Boca Raton, Delray Beach, Vero Beach, Florida, and Dallas, Texas. Caron has regional offices in Atlanta, Boston, Bermuda, New York City, Philadelphia and Washington D.C.

Caron’s Florida region encompasses Hanley Center and Caron Renaissance. Caron Renaissance offers clinical services in Boca Raton, Florida with nearby residential facilities in Delray Beach, Florida, and the recently opened Caron Ocean Drive, an exclusive program for professionals. Caron Renaissance pioneered the Florida Model of Treatment, and provides a unique transitional therapeutic environment, which allows the individual to gradually assume personal and even professional responsibilities, while being supported and clinically monitored throughout this most critical process. Family members also play a vital role in treatment at Caron Renaissance. Ocean Drive is an innovative program on the southeast coast of Florida that treats individuals and families for addiction and other disorders by using proven, state-of-the-art methods in a safe, secluded and sumptuous environment. Since no two psychological profiles are identical, Ocean Drive tailors solutions to the particular history and symptoms presented, while helping the client maintain fundamental work/life responsibilities during treatment.

Hanley Center is headquartered in West Palm Beach, Florida offering a broad spectrum of programs based on the most advanced research in the disease of addiction. From detoxification and medical stabilization to individualized treatment and continuing-care planning, Hanley Center prides itself on offering the most innovative and effective treatment programs designed by professional experts in their respective fields. Unique to the center is the “Hanley Model of Care,” which includes age and gender-specific treatment programs. As part of Hanley Center, Gate Lodge in Vero Beach is the only program of its kind in the nation to offer a 12-step immersion program with a strong clinical component. For more information about Caron, visit www.Caron.org or follow Caron on Twitter, @CaronTreatment.  For more information about Hanley, please visit www.HanleyCenter.org or follow Hanley on Twitter, @HanleyCenter.