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Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

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Founded2014
Location
Locations
OriginsMerger of the Hazelden Foundation and the Betty Ford Center
ServicesAddiction recovery
Key people
Joseph Lee, MD (President and CEO)
Websitewww.hazeldenbettyford.org

The Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is an addiction treatment and advocacy organization that was created in 2014 with the merger of the Minnesota-based Hazelden Foundation and the Betty Ford Center in Rancho Mirage, California, in the United States.[1][2]

Background

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The organizations have a long history together. Hazelden was founded in 1949, and Betty Ford visited its Minnesota headquarters in 1982 when she was planning to open the facility in Rancho Mirage.[3]

The Betty Ford Center opened on October 4, 1982.[4]

The Foundation also includes the nation's largest addiction and recovery publishing house, a fully accredited graduate school of addiction studies, an addiction research center, prevention training, an education arm for medical professionals, family members, and other loved ones, and a children's program.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Hazelden Betty Ford Drug and Alcohol Addiction Treatment Centers". www.hazeldenbettyford.org. Retrieved 2020-04-28.
  2. ^ Quenqua, Douglas (June 5, 2013). "Betty Ford Center and Hazelden seek business partnership". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Terhune, Chad (2014-03-23). "Betty Ford Center ready for a comeback". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 31, 2014. Retrieved 2017-07-24.
  4. ^ Nelson, Valerie J. (August 4, 2011). "Pioneer in surgery, addiction treatment". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 20, 2012.
  5. ^ Enos, Gary A. (October 1, 2013). "Hazelden CEO: Health reform a major driver of merger with Betty Ford". Addiction Professional Magazine.
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