A Caring Community

This compelling story of The Retreat told by Damian McElrath and John Curtiss should give us all hope that recovery from alcohol and drug dependency can be affordable accessible and effective for all who need it. This time-tested "caring community" approach to recovery has become a standard of care that has helped thousands of individuals and their families access a life of recovery. This book provides a historical perspective of the Minnesota Model of treatment the impact of managed care on the treatment field and chronicles the step-by-step process this group of dedicated addiction professionals and recovered individuals undertook to change the way people access a life of meaningful and productive recovery. Damian McElrath DHE. spent three decades as a Franciscan priest serving the spiritual needs of others in a variety of roles including teaching counseling and administrative positions. He was the president of St. Bonaventure University from 1972 to 1976. In that life he wrote and