Daytop , or Daytop Village , is a drug addiction treatment organization with facilities in New York City. Founded in 1963 by Dr. Daniel Casriel M.D along with Monsignor William B. O'Brien, a Roman Catholic priest and founder and president of the World Federation of Therapeutic Communities. According to Dr. Casriel, the original name is an acronym for 'Drug Addicts Yield to Probation' because Daytop was originally a kind of "shelter home" for drug addicts. Another account named to be an acronym for "Drug Addicts Yield to Persuasion". The third account gives the name to be an acronym for "Drug Addicts Yield to Others Persuasion."
The Daytop program, one of the oldest drug treatment programs in the United States, is based on a therapeutic community model and emphasizes the role of peer interactions in the way they treat them. Considered one of the most successful programs of its kind, it is described as "a supportive emotional community in which people feel secure but at the same time held very responsible for their behavior". It is estimated that 85 percent of those treated are kept clean.
It was during a 1980 visit to Daytop Village that then first lady Nancy Reagan initially became aware of the drug epidemic in the United States and her victims of the nation's youth. The event is widely recognized as the origin of his "Just Say No" program.
At the end of 2015, Daytop Village joins Samaritan Village, a 50-year health and non-profit healthcare organization specializing in the treatment of drugs and alcohol. The newly joined organization changed its name to Samaria Daytop Village.
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External links
- Daytop website
- The World Therapeutic Community Federation
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