We have also recently become fully licensed as a detox facility. Over the next several months we will implement all of our detox policies and practices for maximum efficiency. Now fully equipped with detox services, residential services, sober living and outpatient services, we are closer than ever to our goal of providing a seamless continuum of care to the women we serve.

Detox services will be invaluable in the treatment of the opiate addicts that continue to present themselves at our doorstep. In response to this national epidemic, we have taken on the responsibility to be thoughtful about what is needed to better serve the segment of population that’s dying from opiate addiction. If age old approaches have not worked, it is up to us to address the long-term post-acute withdrawal, and the cravings that occur that make relapse repetitive and overdoses imminent. We are implementing a number of new therapies including whirlpools, exercise, stretching, aquatic therapy and the maintenance of physical health in general. Nutrition will also play a vital role in healing the brain—the hub of where the cravings are taking place.

Moving forward with our Master Expansion Plan, we hosted the first capital fundraising dinner for the complete rebuilding of Faith House. We hope to make significant progress this year toward the $3.6 million goal for phase three of our program.

Overall, between this year and last year, we have had the healthiest fiscal years in our history. Our staff, our Board of Directors, and our care partners are collectively working together as a team to continue to strengthen, grow and improve New Directions for Women in all areas of our operations so that we can continue to meet the vision of our company—transforming lives.

Rebecca J. FloodMHS, LCADC, NCAC II, CADC, CIP

Newsletter for New Directions for Women, Inc. | 2607 Willo Lane, Costa Mesa, CA 92627 | 800.93.WOMEN | newdirectionsforwomen.org

A Letter from Becky Flood, CEO

2607 Willo Lane Costa Mesa, CA 92627

Our MissionSaving the lives of

women of all ages,

women with children

and pregnant women

affected by alcoholism,

other addictions and

related issues.

We extend our deepest thanks to Rev. Martha

and Mathurin Daniel, who hosted the first

fundraising dinner earlier this year at their

home to welcome new friends and investors to

support our Faith House renovations.

Here is one of the delicious appetizers that

was served. To contact or book Chef Joshua,

who created this recipe, call him at

(949) 291-8330.

procedure:

Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Cover and chill. Cube watermelon, then place a piece of pickled ginger and Ahi tuna cubed on top, drizzle with ponzu. Place toothpick or cocktail skewer to hold in place and serve immediately.

Skewers:8 ounces of Seared Ahi tuna

Pickled ginger

2 medium watermelon, cubed

Marinade:

1/2 cup low-sodium soy sauce

1/4 cup fresh orange juice

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1 tablespoon water

1 tablespoon seasoned rice vinegar

1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper

Ponzu sauce to taste (optional)

ingredients:

Serves 5 – 6 people as an appetizer

I am so honored to witness and be a part of the wonderful transformations taking place in the life of New Directions for Women. This year, we’ve been

able to operationalize and fully license 7,000 square feet of outpatient and administrative support space, clearing the way for a new Founder’s Hall. With plans approved, permits obtained and details carefully considered, construction of the campus’ main building is now underway. Construction is expected to be completed sometime this Fall. It’s a good time to take a minute to breathe and reflect on how far we’ve come since this time last year.

With the opening of the new support space on Red Hill, we have expanded our outpatient services considerably to offer every available option of outpatient care to our women. We’ve also been able to invite more and more people in the community to come in and use our space. There are Al-Anon, OA, AA and meditation groups with more meetings slated to begin this summer in this openly warm, safe and welcoming place. The family program feels revitalized, now meeting in one of two new, beautiful large group rooms every Saturday.

Special Annual Report Edition

We are now hosting a weekly

Yoga for Recovery class, followed by a

Mindfulness Recovery support group

at our Redhill offices. Please join us on Mondays at 6 pm for yoga, and the

Mindfulness group at 7:15 pm. It is free and open to all. Contact Emili for more

information at 949.313.1192.

I N S I D E C O R N E R F O U N D AT I O N C O R N E R

Barbara Roberts

Barbara Wiggs

Big Canyon Country Club

David McHowell

Debbie McMullen

Debi Kornsweit-Shandling

Diana Sammis

Dr. Daniel Headrick

Elmore Toyota

Frome Family Foundation

Gianna Drake-Kerrison

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher

Howard and Katherine Bland

James and Ann Shea

Joy & Mary Ballavance

Judy Elmore

Kathleen Morgan

Kevin Mello

Lobsterfest Foundation

Lyn Wilder

Northbound Treatment Services

Peter and Andrea Sisti

Ruth Stafford

Seabrook House

Shea Foundation

Tania Bhattacharyya

Thomas Tierney

Thurston Biane LLC

Supporter: $1000 – $2,499

Friends: Gifts of up to $999

Crescent Butterfly Sustainers$2,500 – $9,999

2014 PHILANTHROPIC INVESTORS

Monarch Butterfly Sustainers$10,000 – $34,999

Charles and Barbara Birdsey

James Reed

Joe Moody

Peter and Carolyn Shea

Lyons and Zooey Brown

Rebecca Flood

RC Baker Foundation

Timothy Busch

Emperor Butterfly Sustainers$35,000 +

Anonymous Foundation

Faith Strong

Chamade Foundation

The Pickup Family

Kevin and Devon Martin

Linda I. Smith Foundation

Steve & Lois Mihaylo Family Foundation

Todd Pickup

STRATEGIC CLINICAL ENDEAVORS

As the clinical approach to treating addicts continues

to evolve, we are learning that there are many things

that work in conjunction with traditional methods.

Today’s addicts and alcoholics really require

everything we have in our clinical tool box — and

then some.

“To give our patients the best chances of success,

we arm them with a lot of information about a lot

of different techniques,” says Phil Scherer, a 25-year

veteran from the Illinois Institute on Addiction who

has recently joined New Directions as our Chief

Clinical Officer. “By staying open to all possibilities, we hope to provide our

women the best opportunity to find something that works for them. Boxing

ourselves in with just one philosophy doesn’t seem to work well for us or the

patient.”

From every possible approach (mind, body, spirit) the chief goal of clinical is

to enhance, expand, and intensify our evidence-based practices to improve

treatment outcomes for the women, children, and families that we serve.

This year we will be introducing a mindfulness approach into our curriculum — a

way of thinking that will embed itself into all of our daily activities and become

a staple of our program. Dr. Fran DiDomenicis has been called upon to train

our team in mindfulness techniques and their applications to recovery and

relapse prevention. Dr. DiDomenicis leads the way in mindfulness and will help

us integrate the teachings into our entire curriculum.

In addition to staff, we are bringing the practice of mindfulness meditation to

patients that are new in recovery. “The research around mindfulness shows that

it helps transform and heal the brain, which is significant in early recovery,” says

Phil. “The mindfulness approach is so good for recovery because it reminds us to

stay in the moment; to find some positive in whatever we are experiencing in the

moment. In 12-step terminology it’s akin to ‘staying in the now,’ — don’t worry

about the past and don’t fret about the future but stay here with what is.”

Another priority this year is the deeper training of our staff on how to incorporate

Wellbriety techniques into the curriculum for those who may be open to Native

American teachings. “I believe the Native American philosophy can be really

beneficial to people in recovery in that it helps us understand the concept of

acceptance in a more concrete way than a lot of more traditional ideas,” says Phil.

For the significant patient population that’s coming in addicted to opiates, we

will soon be introducing aquatic therapy for those with chronic pain. “So many

opiate addicted patients start out on prescription pain medication for chronic

pain issues and then later end up on street opiates,” says Becky Flood, CEO.

“We need to holistically address one of the underlying problems, which is pain.”

“We know a lot more about cravings today than we did in previous years,” says

Phil. “For one thing, they don’t just go away—they go on well into a person’s

sobriety.”

Water therapy will involve whirlpools, saunas, heated pool, exercise and

stretching, along with the state-of-the art Biosound chair. The Biosound chair

has been found to decrease a person’s anxiety during withdrawal — and in some

cases helps keep people from leaving against clinical advice.

• Fully implement the children’s program. All children are accepted regardless of ability to pay.

• Enhance Family Program and Matrix Model.

• Monitor the success of the Family program and make adjustments as needed. Monitoring tools include the Family Group Session Evaluation.

• Staff training in ARISE.

• Tracking follow up and outcomes with our alumni.

• Development of the Mature Women’s Program.

The integration of holistic approaches into our

evidence-based curriculum will help us reach as wide

a population as possible. Here are some additional

goals for the year:

Anita GrimesAlana M. Hedley

Allie YepAllison Olmstead

Amir KahanaAmy Cusumano

Amy K. ViethAndrea AskinsAndrew Barron

Angela MonteilhAnita BralockAnn Premazon

Anna Marie VegaAvila’s El RanchitoBarbara R. YeagerBarbara RobertsBarbra JerniganBenjamin ChristyBetty Jane BloodBHR Worldwide

Bijan BhattacharyyaBillye Shinto-Littman

Bonnie Lippe-DursthoffBrennan Eidson

Brian GreenCarol Berg

Carol WestlingCaroline Burk

Carolyn L. CarrCaron Treatment Centers

Centennial Group Charles and Lakeshia Dorsey

Christin Foreman EllisChristine Eckloff-Vassos

Christine SneedCindy Bell

Claudia YokoojiColeen BevacquaColleen Brennan

Comprehensive InsuranceCoral Acosta

Cynthia ReinbachDan and Jana Day

Darlene QuinnDebbi Dickinson Hammil

Deborah J. DruckerDenise BonnerDeVera Heard

Donald R. BartonEdwina and Roger Hansen

Elizabeth McCannEllen Small

Ellen SpizuocoEsmeralda Esqueda

Eugene and Jane LyonsFather Martin’s Ashley

Fess Parker, a Doubletree by Hilton Resort

Frances ChapmanFrances PedleyGail SoderlingGanahl LumberGentry Glenn

George and Joanne SwarbrickGeorge Mulcaire

Georgia MangosingGina Burrill

Gina Mead HowieGina Rosansky

Gloria DickersonGwendolyn Jones

Haydee AznarJ. David Likens

Jacquelin LackeyJane Taylor

Janet HermerJanice Alves

Jean G. AshbyJean Lynn

Jeffrey and Margery LewisJeffrey Wagner

Jeffry and Elizabeth NigroJennifer A. Arrowchis

Jim and Lisa GrayJim McVicker

Joan SmathersJoni L Davis

Joyce BoykinJoyce LernerJudith Jones

Judith ZuercherJudy ChittyJudy Zorrilla

Justa GuzmanKaren CoombsKaren DodgeKaren NilesKarla Guyer

Karri Urode AbeKathy Flippin

Kelly Anne ImaizumiKim O’DonnellKimberly BaezKirsten Daffron

Kristie MoeKrysta Seymore

Larisa MillerLaura SmithLaurel Mann

Lauren GriffithsLois TinglerLori Craib

Lori McGeeLynda Armbruster

Lynne Pedersen ButlerMarcela SanchezMargaret Lown

Marisa Leyva ParsonageMark HansardMark WidderMartha Ikner

Mary Anna JeppeMary CardulloMary Drucker

Mary RooseveltMead Water

Mendy MacDonaldMeredith Sandland

Merrilee GreeneMesa Verde United Methodist

Michele BlairMichelJoy Delre

Mollie JonesMorris & Kathryn Hodges

Myrna J. BlalockNancy Clark

Nicole BuhrmanNorman Shane

Nzingha GordonOttis Johnson

Pamela MiddletonPamela Taylor

Pat KellyPat Peters

Patricia HaggertyPatricia LynchPatricia Rarus

Patricia TrimmerPaul and Cheryl Scaglione

Paula Janoski

Paulette CullenPaulette Fiedor

Penn and Vanda PostPhilip Gold

Rachel LevinRae Sandoval

Rebecca M. LorenzRebecca Petersen

Rebekah BairdRoberta Cone

Roger and Edwina HansenRosa Savage

Sally FreiSam Taylor

Samantha NelsonSamantha Stone

Sandra AyresSandra Kinderyte

Sara FurinSarah Wolf

Scott’s Restaurant & BarShannon Eustace

Sharifa SharafSharon JurgensenSingleton William

Staci TownerStanley and Jean Taeger

Stephen C CollierStephen P. Hallogan

Susan and Richard LuehrsSusan Ferrari

Theodore RothThomas C. CaseyThomas Johnson

Tim BrownTimothy and Cat Aires

Tony BlakemoreTree House Recovery

Ursula M. HoshawVera Munoz-Harrison

Victoria DolidzeVictoria HerbertVictoria Morgan

Virginia H. ConnollyVirginia Mendiola

W.H. MumperWilliam Bryant

William Moses Summerville

“When the spiritual malady is overcome, we straighten out mentally and physically.” –Pg. 64 Big Book

Phil Scherer, Chief Clinical Officer

N D F W F I N A N C I A L P O S I T I O N

FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015(APRIL 1, 2014 – MARCH 31, 2015)

INCOME EXPENSES

Income

Patient Days

Foundation Contributions

Other

Salaries, Wages + Benefits

Operating Expenses

Clinical Expenses

Marketing Expenses

35%

50%50%

27%

13%

10%

4%

11%

As part of continuous quality improvement efforts, New Directions for Women collects data from stakeholders across the organization to gauge treatment effectiveness, efficiency of treatment services, satisfaction with the organization (including employment and treatment services) and satisfaction with access to treatment.

A Satisfaction Survey was given to 110 patients upon completion of the Residential Treatment Program. The survey asks patients to measure their satisfaction levels in several areas relating to their treatment at New Directions for Women.

Over the 2014 year, 219 patients were requested to complete a survey at discharge, 30 days post discharge, 90 days post discharge and 12 months post discharge.

Post-Discharge Follow-Up Highlights:

• 85% of patients surveyed post-discharge report no substance use within the last 30 days.

• 85% of patients surveyed post-discharge report that their mental/emotional and physical health is good, very good or excellent.

• 89% of patients surveyed post-discharge report that they are attending 12-step meetings.

Patient Satisfaction Highlights:

• 93% of patients surveyed report having a better understanding of the disease of addiction.

• 97% of patients surveyed report that they are motivated to work to maintain their recovery as a result of their treatment at NDFW.

• 89% of patients surveyed reported that the Clinical staff treated them with dignity and respect.

• 83% of patients surveyed report they would recommend New Directions for Women to others.

In 2014, 429 family members and support persons were surveyed to gauge the effectiveness and overall satisfaction of the Family group. The response rate of 80% is a 188% increase from 2013! Family Group Sessions are held on campus every Saturday.

In 2014, 33 out of 47 employees completed the Annual Employee Satisfaction Survey for a total response rate of 71%.

Employee Satisfaction Highlights:

• 100% of employees either Agree or Strongly Agree that they understand NDFW”s mission, vision and core values.

• 91% of employees either Agree or Strongly Agree that their co-workers and/or supervisors treat them with respect and dignity.

• 88% of employees responded that they are encouraged to use their knowledge and skills in their job at NDFW.

Highlights from Family Group Session Evaluations collected in 2014:

• 94% of respondents felt that the Family Group Sessions were overall Very Good or Excellent.

• 97% of respondents Agreed or Strongly Agreed that the topics discussed helped them

better understand the disease of addiction.

• 98% of respondents Agreed or Strongly Agreed that the topics were informative and

clearly presented.

2 0 1 4 O U T C O M E S

Throughout our campus hang beautiful framed photos of Bill Wilson (co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous, a man included in TIME Magazine’s “100 Persons of the 20th Century”) and his wife Lois Wilson. Our supporters Dan Carracino and Kevin Hanlon co-produced the Bill W. documentary by utilizing interviews, recreations, and rare archival material. During the process of making the film, they came across hundreds of never-before-seen negatives and have become owners of these unique images.

We have been blessed with a partnership to license these images for recovery gifts, including a desk organizer, coffee tumblers, journals, and keychains. New Directions for Women Foundation will be wholesaling these items to recovery stores and bookstores at treatment centers throughout the country, raising vital funds for the Pamela Wilder Scholarship Fund.

This initiative represents the next step in fulfilling our Social Enterprise Plan and building out businesses that raise funds to support the life changing work we do. We are launching these products at the 80th

Alcoholics Anonymous convention in Atlanta, GA from July 2nd-5th.

If your recovery store or treatment center is interested in purchasing the items below, please reach out to Doreen Garcia, Social Enterprise Coordinator, at 949.313.1192 or dgarcia@newdirectionsforwomen.org.

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One of the many photos now licensed to New

Directions for Women for fundraising purposes

TOTAL CONSOLIDATED

ASSETS

CONSOLIDATED ASSETS

TOTAL CONSOLIDATED

LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS

LIABILITIES & NET ASSETS

FOUNDATION

INC

Cash & Savings $2,167,691

All Other Assets $887,840

Cash & Savings $864,406

All Other Assets $3,533,979

FOUNDATION

INC

Current Liabilities $221,058

Net Assets $2,834,473

Current Liabilities $310,023

Long Term Liabilities $540,020

Net Assets $3,548,342

$7,453,916

$7,453,916

[These are unaudited financial statements]

In the 8th grade, my mom had just gotten married

to my step-father and we had just moved, away

from all of my friends. I started to hear about people

smoking pot and drinking alcohol, so my freshman

year I started to try it myself. Smoking marijuana led

to trying pills, cocaine, acid, and ecstasy.

The fourth time I took ecstasy I went through a drug

induced psychosis. My brain chemistry just couldn’t

handle it. I started going in and out of psych wards. I

was also self-medicating with marijuana—which I now

understand was just making the psychosis worse.

I went through five treatment centers which left my

mother financially drained. Resentment built between

us. Around 2010, my Mom wrote to Dr. Phil and said,

“My daughter took an ecstasy pill and has never been

the same again. We lock our doors when we go to

sleep, we are scared of her, and we don’t know what she’s going to do next.”

Four years later she finally kicked me out. I was on a train to meet my father for the first

time. I learned there were mental health and addiction issues all throughout his side of

the family. When I was there, my Mom called and told me that Dr. Phil had reached out

to get us on the show. When I was on the show, I met Victoria in the Intake Department,

who was sitting in the audience, and agreed to come to New Directions to get help.

At New Directions for Women, I learned how to heal my inner child, with the arts and

crafts that Merrilee did with us, the singing meditation, and getting in touch with my

spirituality. I was surrounded with new aspects of life, and a lot of positivity. When I

learned from my father that I have Cherokee Indian in my blood, the drum circle with

Sparrow really resonated with me deeply. Just understanding mentally where I was,

helped me become who I am. My whole thinking changed. I read the Big Book, learned

about the 12 Steps, and built a relationship with my Higher Power.

I now feel balanced in life, which is great because I am a Libra. I learned how to schedule

my life while I was at New Directions for Women, because I had to put down what I was

doing every hour throughout the week. It taught me how to balance my time, and also

how much time is really in a day. When I was using, I didn’t realize how long of a day I

really had available and what I was missing out of it.

Today, I know what my issues are and what I need to work on, and will continue working

on them. My mom sees all the great changes in my life and is realizing she has issues to

work on too. She has gone to Al-Anon and her whole mentality has changed. We are

careful and thoughtful with our words to each other.

I am in the music industry, and have been given amazing God shots in my sobriety. I

was in an Uber the other day and my driver connected me with his friend Benny Briggs,

a music producer that has worked with Whitney Houston, Faith Evans, and other big

names in the industry. I met with Benny that same day who said, “I see so much in you.”

He told me to try as much as possible to make my dreams come true, because the way

things are adding up, this is all a sign. He is going to help me with my demo, photo shoot,

and do a music video for me before I move back to Connecticut. In sobriety my dreams

and wishes are starting to come true.

S U C C E S S S T O R Y

Melanie C.

PATIENT CORNER

Ann PremazonPresident & Chairperson

Barbara WiggsVice Chairperson

Don WilsonTreasurer

Gianna Drake-Kerrison Secretary

Dan Carracino

Reverend Charles Dorsey

Sally Frei

Rebecca J. Flood

Dan Headrick, M.D.

Jerry Johnson

Amir Kahana, Esq.

Jim Keating

Douglas B. Kerr, Esq.

James Sabovich, Esq.

Daneen Wilder

Board of Directors

Dan CarracinoPresident & Chairperson

Judy ElmoreVice Chairperson

Rebecca J. Flood

Carole Pickup

Foundation Board of Directors

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ONGOING EVENTS

Association of Recovery Schools (ARS) ConferenceJune 23-35 • Philadelphia, PA

80th International AA ConventionJuly 2-5 • Atlanta, GA

8th Annual Addiction Treatment Centers and Professionals Consortium of California (ATCPCC) July 27-29 • Santa Barbara, CA

NCAD ConferenceAugust 6 • St. Louis, MO

Cape Cod Symposium on Addictive DisordersSeptember 10-13 • Hyannis, MA

Seabrook House Golf ClassicSept. 18 • NDFW sponsored event

TPAS Fall RetreatOctober 4 • Serra Retreat Center, Malibu, CA

For more information on any of these

events, call Tania at 949-313-1192 x 300

SAVE THE DATE

Alumnae Nights Monthly Alumnae Meeting 1st Thurs. of the month at 7 p.m. | NDFW

Monthly Alumnae Dinner + Panel 4th Thursday at 6 p.m. *Please note: Starting Feb 26th,

all Dinner Panel meetings will be held at 3001 Red Hill Ave., Bldg. 4 Ste. 109, Costa Mesa

Al-Anon Meeting Every Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. 3001 Red Hill Ave., Bldg 4, Ste. 109, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Circle of Life Tour 2nd Thursday 11:30-12:30 p.m. 3rd Saturday 9:30-10:30 a.m. 4th Tuesday 8:30-9:30 a.m. Light refreshments will be

served. Please RSVP in advance to Tania Bhattacharyya at (949) 313-1192 ext. 300 or tania@newdirectionsforwomen.org.

Repeat Boutique Discount Days Senior Discount Days Every Sunday 20% off

My heart was black and

locked with no keyhole to open

it. My body was wrapped in

chains of blame, worthlessness,

shame addiction, depression,

anxiety, guilt and pain.

While in treatment, I was

able to unlock my heart and

break from some of the chains.

“When I learned from my father that I have Cherokee Indian in my blood, the drum circle with Sparrow really

resonated with me deeply.”

Add us as a friend at:

www.facebook.com/alumnae.emili

and you will be invited to our private

alumnae Facebook page!

Contact Emili B.,

Alumnae Coordinator, to

find out how to get more involved in our alumnae

association!

We are always looking for speakers to share their story on the 4th

Thursday of the month.

ALUMNAE CORNER

August 6 —

August 23 —

September 3 —

October 22 —

December 10 —

Pool Party

Beach Party

Color Me Mine Harvest Hunt

Holiday Party

2015 ANNUAL

ALUMNAE EVENTS

SAVE THE

DATES!