News & Updates

Hello my name is Mike. I was a resident at CARS residential treatment program some time ago. I wanted to take a minute of your time to share my story and my thoughts with you ...

Struggles to get to the clinic? Trying to reduce your exposure to COVID-19, as well as other contagious illnesses, and still need to see your doctor? Telehealth is safe and easy — receive quality care from anywhere.

I am pleased to inform you, as community partners, that Eleni Murdough, MS, CASAC-2, has been named Outpatient Program Director at CARS’ Outpatient Center in Ithaca. Eleni assumed her new role, transitioning from her previous position as Assistant Clinical

I’m excited to be part of the team here at CARS! For the last ten years I have worked in regulatory compliance, helping programs that work under the oversight of multiple state agencies, including the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, ...

Introduction: Brad Walworth, CARS New Outreach Specialist

We have made it our goal to say “YES” to your referral as quickly as possible. In order to do this we have made some changes to our referral process. We are now able to receive referrals in the following ways...

The style of yoga that I teach is called Kundalini Yoga. Though this style of yoga has been practiced for hundreds of years, it was brought to American from India in 1969 by a man named Yogi Bhajan. He introduced this technology to help the young people...

Over the past few months, the CARS Recreation Therapy Department has been working on increasing leisure skills and community connections with our clients. In the Fall of 2017, CARS’ Vocational Counselor, Jennifer Forward and Recreation Therapist...

Members of the CARS “Christmas Elf Team” help with loading apples as part of the Ulysses Christmas Bureau annual program

“Recreation therapy is new to the CARS community this year. While CARS has had recreation for a very long time, therapeutic recreation is fun with a purpose. Clients will learn valuable skills during leisure activities - which include increasing self-este

Utilizing Art Therapy in Recovery

Throughout the year we seek service opportunities for our clients as they began the process of transformation.