Jeff Crider: (760) 469-5905 NEWS RELEASE
jeffreycrider@cox.net
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA REHABILITATION CLINIC IS HIRING BILINGUAL THERAPISTS TO BETTER SERVE THE HISPANIC COMMUNITIES OF MEXICO AND THE UNITED STATES
MURRIETA, Calif., Dec. 5, 2008 – A Better Tomorrow, a fast growing Southern California-based rehabilitation center, is seeking bilingual therapists to better serve the Hispanic communities of Mexico and the United States.
“Every week we get calls from Hispanic people seeking help for their addictions,” said Sylvia Reynolds, a bilingual therapist from A Better Tomorrow with nearly two decades of experience in counseling.
“And these calls are not just from people in the United States,” Reynolds said. “We are also receiving calls from people from all over Mexico, including the Federal District, because of the relative shortage of high quality addiction treatment facilities in Mexico. That’s why we’re looking for more bilingual therapists to help us better serve the Hispanic communities from both countries.”
A Better Tomorrow is attracting Spanish speaking clientes from Mexico and the United States through its website, www.adicciondedrogas.com, and through a Google advertising program based on specific keyword searches, said Jerrod Menz, A Better Tomorrow’s president and director of business development.
Josie Gann, a bilingual program manager and cofounder of A Better Tomorrow, said addition is an illness without borders and that A Better Tomorrow is doing everything possible to help its clients from Mexico who are looking for medical and psychological solutions to control their addictions.
A Better Tomorrow provides residential and outpatient treatment programs for individuals suffering from alcohol and gambling addictions as well as addictions to illegal and prescription drugs. Residential programs are typically provided in 30-, 60- and 90-day increments with the length of stay reflecting the severity of the addiction and the level of treatment needed to efficiently reintegrate the patient back into society.
For more information on A Better Tomorrow, call (558) 525-6936 from Mexico. Reporters who would like to schedule interviews with directors or therapists from A Better Tomorrow can do so by calling Jeff Crider in California at (760) 469-5905 or by emailing him at jeffreycrider@cox.net
Friday, December 5, 2008
Thursday, December 4, 2008
News Release ~ Dec 4, 2008
Jim Fent NEWS RELEASE
(800) 757-9867
NOVEMBER, DECEMBER AND JANUARY ARE BUSIEST TIMES OF YEAR
FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL REHABILITATION CENTERS
“In the four years we’ve been open, we always pick up right at Thanksgiving,” said Jim Fent, executive vice president of
A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center in Murrieta, California
MURRIETA, Calif., Dec. 4, 2008 – Counselors at A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center in Southern California don’t need a calendar to know when the holidays have arrived. They can tell by looking at their caseload of new clients seeking treatment for drug and alcohol abuse.
“November, December and January is when we have the most new clients coming in,” said Jim Fent, A Better Tomorrow’s executive vice president, adding that the surge in new patients usually starts right at Thanksgiving.
“In the four years we’ve been open, we always pick up right at Thanksgiving,” Fent said.
A Better Tomorrow, in fact, had three new clients sign up for treatment on Monday, all three of which were “stressed out” about seeing family members on Thanksgiving.
“Emotions run high during the holiday season,” Fent explained. “People use more alcohol and drugs as a coping mechanism, and that sets the stage for a crisis.”
Fent said family gatherings are usually the biggest stressors for drug and alcohol addicts because mental health problems often have their roots in difficult family relationships.
The good thing, however, is that the stress that drug and alcohol addicts experience during the holidays often prompts them to seek treatment for their addictions. In many cases, the erratic behavior that drug and alcohol addicts display at family get togethers also prompts families to seek professional interventions to force their loved ones into treatment if they are unwilling to get the help they need on their own.
Drug and alcohol addicts often deny that they have a problem, even when their addictions are tearing apart their families or leading them down a path toward unemployment or financial ruin. That’s why a professional interventionist is often needed to convince the addict to seek professional counseling and treatment, Fent said.
A Better Tomorrow provides professional intervention services as well as inpatient and outpatient treatment programs for alcohol abuse as well as addiction to illegal and prescription drugs.
Based in Murrieta, Calif., A Better Tomorrow has the highest level of certification of any drug or alcohol treatment center in southwest Riverside County. The clinic is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), placing it in the top 5 percent of drug and alcohol treatment clinics in California. For more information about A Better Tomorrow, please contact Jim Fent at (800) 757-9867. Additional information is available on the clinic’s website at http://www.abttc.com/.
(800) 757-9867
NOVEMBER, DECEMBER AND JANUARY ARE BUSIEST TIMES OF YEAR
FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL REHABILITATION CENTERS
“In the four years we’ve been open, we always pick up right at Thanksgiving,” said Jim Fent, executive vice president of
A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center in Murrieta, California
MURRIETA, Calif., Dec. 4, 2008 – Counselors at A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center in Southern California don’t need a calendar to know when the holidays have arrived. They can tell by looking at their caseload of new clients seeking treatment for drug and alcohol abuse.
“November, December and January is when we have the most new clients coming in,” said Jim Fent, A Better Tomorrow’s executive vice president, adding that the surge in new patients usually starts right at Thanksgiving.
“In the four years we’ve been open, we always pick up right at Thanksgiving,” Fent said.
A Better Tomorrow, in fact, had three new clients sign up for treatment on Monday, all three of which were “stressed out” about seeing family members on Thanksgiving.
“Emotions run high during the holiday season,” Fent explained. “People use more alcohol and drugs as a coping mechanism, and that sets the stage for a crisis.”
Fent said family gatherings are usually the biggest stressors for drug and alcohol addicts because mental health problems often have their roots in difficult family relationships.
The good thing, however, is that the stress that drug and alcohol addicts experience during the holidays often prompts them to seek treatment for their addictions. In many cases, the erratic behavior that drug and alcohol addicts display at family get togethers also prompts families to seek professional interventions to force their loved ones into treatment if they are unwilling to get the help they need on their own.
Drug and alcohol addicts often deny that they have a problem, even when their addictions are tearing apart their families or leading them down a path toward unemployment or financial ruin. That’s why a professional interventionist is often needed to convince the addict to seek professional counseling and treatment, Fent said.
A Better Tomorrow provides professional intervention services as well as inpatient and outpatient treatment programs for alcohol abuse as well as addiction to illegal and prescription drugs.
Based in Murrieta, Calif., A Better Tomorrow has the highest level of certification of any drug or alcohol treatment center in southwest Riverside County. The clinic is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), placing it in the top 5 percent of drug and alcohol treatment clinics in California. For more information about A Better Tomorrow, please contact Jim Fent at (800) 757-9867. Additional information is available on the clinic’s website at http://www.abttc.com/.
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
4 ABT Staffers Recieve National Certification
Jerrod Menz NEWS RELEASE
(800) 757-9867
FOUR A BETTER TOMORROW STAFFERS RECEIVE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION AS CERTIFIED ADDICTION SPECIALISTS
MURRIETA, Calif., Nov. 5, 2008 – Four support staff members of A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center Inc. have become Certified Addiction Specialists after completing a training program administered by the California Association of Recovery Resources.
Clinic staffers receiving CAS certification include Meg Dean, lead house manager; Rebecca Magaña, house manager; Tami Scarcella, intake coordinator; and Cecilia
Franklin, intern.
Based in Murrieta, A Better Tomorrow is the only drug and alcohol clinic in southwest Riverside County that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).
(800) 757-9867
FOUR A BETTER TOMORROW STAFFERS RECEIVE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION AS CERTIFIED ADDICTION SPECIALISTS
MURRIETA, Calif., Nov. 5, 2008 – Four support staff members of A Better Tomorrow Treatment Center Inc. have become Certified Addiction Specialists after completing a training program administered by the California Association of Recovery Resources.
Clinic staffers receiving CAS certification include Meg Dean, lead house manager; Rebecca Magaña, house manager; Tami Scarcella, intake coordinator; and Cecilia
Franklin, intern.
Based in Murrieta, A Better Tomorrow is the only drug and alcohol clinic in southwest Riverside County that is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF).
Monday, August 11, 2008
Jim Fent Appointment to Serve on the Palomar College Advisory Board
Jerrod Menz NEWS RELEASE
(800) 757-9867
A BETTER TOMORROW THERAPIST APPOINTED TO PALOMAR COLLEGE ADVISORY BOARD FOR ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG STUDIES
MURRIETA, Calif., Aug. 11, 2008 – Jim Fent, M.S., MFTI, P.T., A Better Tomorrow’s executive vice president, has accepted an appointment to serve on the Palomar College Advisory Board for Alcohol and Other Drug Studies in San Marcos.
Fent oversees the daily operation of A Better Tomorrow’s four residential dual diagnosis treatment facilities. He also provides counseling services to groups, families and individuals; handles case management and discharge planning services; and oversees A Better Tomorrow’s detoxification unit.
Fent graduated Suma Cum Laude with a Master of Science in Marriage and Family
Therapy from the University of La Verne in 2004. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree, Cum Laude, in Physical Therapy from Loma Linda University in 1986.
Fent is affiliated with the American Academy of Pain Management and the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. He is also a licensed physical therapist. He also serves as president of board of directors of Hospice of the Valley.
Based in Murrieta, A Better Tomorrow has the highest level of accreditation that can be obtained by a drug or alcohol treatment center. The clinic is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), placing it in the top 5 percent of drug and alcohol treatment clinics in California. For more information about A Better Tomorrow, please contact Jerrod Menz at (800) 757-9867. Additional information is available on the clinic’s website at http://www.abttc.com/.
(800) 757-9867
A BETTER TOMORROW THERAPIST APPOINTED TO PALOMAR COLLEGE ADVISORY BOARD FOR ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG STUDIES
MURRIETA, Calif., Aug. 11, 2008 – Jim Fent, M.S., MFTI, P.T., A Better Tomorrow’s executive vice president, has accepted an appointment to serve on the Palomar College Advisory Board for Alcohol and Other Drug Studies in San Marcos.
Fent oversees the daily operation of A Better Tomorrow’s four residential dual diagnosis treatment facilities. He also provides counseling services to groups, families and individuals; handles case management and discharge planning services; and oversees A Better Tomorrow’s detoxification unit.
Fent graduated Suma Cum Laude with a Master of Science in Marriage and Family
Therapy from the University of La Verne in 2004. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree, Cum Laude, in Physical Therapy from Loma Linda University in 1986.
Fent is affiliated with the American Academy of Pain Management and the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists. He is also a licensed physical therapist. He also serves as president of board of directors of Hospice of the Valley.
Based in Murrieta, A Better Tomorrow has the highest level of accreditation that can be obtained by a drug or alcohol treatment center. The clinic is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), placing it in the top 5 percent of drug and alcohol treatment clinics in California. For more information about A Better Tomorrow, please contact Jerrod Menz at (800) 757-9867. Additional information is available on the clinic’s website at http://www.abttc.com/.
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
FINANCING FOR DRUG, ALCOHOL, AND GAMBLING TREATMENT PROGRAMS
Jerrod Menz NEWS RELEASE
(800) 757-9867
A BETTER TOMORROW BECOMES ONE OF THE FIRST REHABILITATION CLINICS IN THE NATION TO OFFER FINANCING FOR ITS DRUG, ALCOHOL AND GAMBLING TREATMENT PROGRAMS
MURRIETA, Calif., May 14, 2008 ─ For many years, consumers have been able to take out loans to finance tummy tucks, breast enhancements and other elective cosmetic surgeries, but they haven’t been able to borrow money to pay for drug or alcohol treatment services that could save their lives.
As a result, many drug and alcohol addicts haven’t been able to get the treatment they need.
The federal government is aware of the problem. In fact, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the federal agency that provides grant funding for drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers across the country, conducted a survey in 2006 and found that 45 percent of addicts were unable to afford treatment for their addictions.
But help is on the way. This week, Murrieta, Calif.-based A Better Tomorrow became one of the first rehabilitation clinics in the country to offer consumer financing for its residential and outpatient treatment programs.
“If you have good credit, we can finance your drug, alcohol or gambling treatment program for as little as $300 to $400 per month,” said Jerrod Menz, A Better Tomorrow’s president. “This is practically unheard of in the substance abuse treatment industry.”
While most major insurers provide addiction treatment as part of their mental health coverage, many are reducing the amount of coverage they provide, thereby shifting more and more of the financial burden to their members. This makes it that much more imperative that patients needing addiction treatment have a way to finance their treatment.
“If they can’t afford treatment in a private clinic, their only option is to go to a government or non-profit treatment program, but space in those programs is often limited,” Menz said.
Based in Murrieta, Calif., A Better Tomorrow has the highest level of
accreditation that can be obtained by a drug or alcohol treatment center. The
clinic is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation
Facilities (CARF), placing it in the top 5 percent of drug and alcohol treatment
centers in California. For more information about A Better Tomorrow, please
contact Jerrod Menz at (800) 757-9867. Additional information is available on
the clinic's website at http://www.abttc.com/.
(800) 757-9867
A BETTER TOMORROW BECOMES ONE OF THE FIRST REHABILITATION CLINICS IN THE NATION TO OFFER FINANCING FOR ITS DRUG, ALCOHOL AND GAMBLING TREATMENT PROGRAMS
MURRIETA, Calif., May 14, 2008 ─ For many years, consumers have been able to take out loans to finance tummy tucks, breast enhancements and other elective cosmetic surgeries, but they haven’t been able to borrow money to pay for drug or alcohol treatment services that could save their lives.
As a result, many drug and alcohol addicts haven’t been able to get the treatment they need.
The federal government is aware of the problem. In fact, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the federal agency that provides grant funding for drug and alcohol rehabilitation centers across the country, conducted a survey in 2006 and found that 45 percent of addicts were unable to afford treatment for their addictions.
But help is on the way. This week, Murrieta, Calif.-based A Better Tomorrow became one of the first rehabilitation clinics in the country to offer consumer financing for its residential and outpatient treatment programs.
“If you have good credit, we can finance your drug, alcohol or gambling treatment program for as little as $300 to $400 per month,” said Jerrod Menz, A Better Tomorrow’s president. “This is practically unheard of in the substance abuse treatment industry.”
While most major insurers provide addiction treatment as part of their mental health coverage, many are reducing the amount of coverage they provide, thereby shifting more and more of the financial burden to their members. This makes it that much more imperative that patients needing addiction treatment have a way to finance their treatment.
“If they can’t afford treatment in a private clinic, their only option is to go to a government or non-profit treatment program, but space in those programs is often limited,” Menz said.
Based in Murrieta, Calif., A Better Tomorrow has the highest level of
accreditation that can be obtained by a drug or alcohol treatment center. The
clinic is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation
Facilities (CARF), placing it in the top 5 percent of drug and alcohol treatment
centers in California. For more information about A Better Tomorrow, please
contact Jerrod Menz at (800) 757-9867. Additional information is available on
the clinic's website at http://www.abttc.com/.
Friday, February 15, 2008
Jimmy Chaidez's Fight for a Better Tomorrow
Jimmy Chaidez NEWS RELEASE
(800) 757-9867
IT TOOK THE DEATH OF JIMMY CHAIDEZ’S WIFE TO A DRUG OVERDOSE TO CONVINCE HIM TO SEEK HELP TO OVERCOME HIS OWN DRUG ADDICTION. NOW HE’S HELPING OTHERS TO DO THE SAME
In the past year, Chaidez has helped persuade more than 50 men and women from nine states to seek professional treatment for their addictions
MURRIETA, Calif., Feb. 15, 2008 ─ For most of his adult life, Jimmy Chaidez was out of control.
He abused everything – alcohol, prescription drugs and just about every illegal drug, including marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and LSD. He couldn’t keep a job. And even when he was employed, he spent so much of his money on drugs that he sometimes had to steal to support his addictions.
But when his wife, Nancy, died of a drug overdose in 2002, Chaidez finally realized that he needed help.
“I had been ordered into rehab twice before. But my heart wasn’t in it,” Chaidez, 55, recalled. “But when Nancy died, I realized that I needed to dedicate myself to becoming clean. I just couldn’t go on living my life like I was.”
And after completing two 28-day drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs, followed by a 13-month live in program for recovering addicts, Chaidez got a fresh start. He has been clean since 2003 and has found work with A Better Tomorrow, a Murrieta-based drug and alcohol treatment center.
Chaidez was initially hired to help manage the seven-bedroom facility where A Better Tomorrow houses patients who are completing 28-day residential treatment programs. He soon discovered that he had a talent for communicating with addicts. “I realized that I could help them because I’ve been where they were,” he said.
Chaidez subsequently obtained training to become an interventionist, someone who specializes in convincing drug or alcohol addicts to seek professional treatment for their addictions. He is now A Better Tomorrow’s primary interventionist, and responds to emergency calls from families in Riverside and San Bernardino counties and across the country.
“I’ve finally found my calling,” Chaidez said, adding that in the past year alone he has helped persuade more than 50 men and women from nine states to seek professional treatment for their addictions.
“This is the most satisfying work I’ve ever done in my life,” Chaidez said, adding, “I wish somebody would have intervened with me and my wife because if they had, she’d be here today.”
Based in Murrieta, Calif., A Better Tomorrow has the highest level of accreditation that can be obtained by a drug or alcohol treatment center. The clinic is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), placing it in the top 5 percent of drug and alcohol treatment clinics in California. For more information about A Better Tomorrow, please contact Charles Anderson at (800) 757-9867. Additional information is available on the clinic’s website at http://www.abttc.com/.
(800) 757-9867
IT TOOK THE DEATH OF JIMMY CHAIDEZ’S WIFE TO A DRUG OVERDOSE TO CONVINCE HIM TO SEEK HELP TO OVERCOME HIS OWN DRUG ADDICTION. NOW HE’S HELPING OTHERS TO DO THE SAME
In the past year, Chaidez has helped persuade more than 50 men and women from nine states to seek professional treatment for their addictions
MURRIETA, Calif., Feb. 15, 2008 ─ For most of his adult life, Jimmy Chaidez was out of control.
He abused everything – alcohol, prescription drugs and just about every illegal drug, including marijuana, cocaine, heroin, and LSD. He couldn’t keep a job. And even when he was employed, he spent so much of his money on drugs that he sometimes had to steal to support his addictions.
But when his wife, Nancy, died of a drug overdose in 2002, Chaidez finally realized that he needed help.
“I had been ordered into rehab twice before. But my heart wasn’t in it,” Chaidez, 55, recalled. “But when Nancy died, I realized that I needed to dedicate myself to becoming clean. I just couldn’t go on living my life like I was.”
And after completing two 28-day drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs, followed by a 13-month live in program for recovering addicts, Chaidez got a fresh start. He has been clean since 2003 and has found work with A Better Tomorrow, a Murrieta-based drug and alcohol treatment center.
Chaidez was initially hired to help manage the seven-bedroom facility where A Better Tomorrow houses patients who are completing 28-day residential treatment programs. He soon discovered that he had a talent for communicating with addicts. “I realized that I could help them because I’ve been where they were,” he said.
Chaidez subsequently obtained training to become an interventionist, someone who specializes in convincing drug or alcohol addicts to seek professional treatment for their addictions. He is now A Better Tomorrow’s primary interventionist, and responds to emergency calls from families in Riverside and San Bernardino counties and across the country.
“I’ve finally found my calling,” Chaidez said, adding that in the past year alone he has helped persuade more than 50 men and women from nine states to seek professional treatment for their addictions.
“This is the most satisfying work I’ve ever done in my life,” Chaidez said, adding, “I wish somebody would have intervened with me and my wife because if they had, she’d be here today.”
Based in Murrieta, Calif., A Better Tomorrow has the highest level of accreditation that can be obtained by a drug or alcohol treatment center. The clinic is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), placing it in the top 5 percent of drug and alcohol treatment clinics in California. For more information about A Better Tomorrow, please contact Charles Anderson at (800) 757-9867. Additional information is available on the clinic’s website at http://www.abttc.com/.
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