Our thoughtfully tailored dual-diagnosis approach disrupts the cycle of addiction and mental illness. We focus on improving executive functioning, discovering independence, creating community, and finding purpose.
Grounded in adventure and accountability, our program is intentionally different. We are a long-term, meticulously designed system of care for men experiencing addiction, mental illness, and co-occurring disorders. Our unique approach and expertise combines the time-tested 12-steps with oversight, self-efficacy, and a path to independence.
Our Approach
phase 1
rebuild
Addiction and mental illness are insidious, depriving men of their full potential. It requires significant time to address patterns of low self-esteem, fear of failure, dysfunctional relationships and distorted self-image.
With Surfside in NJ, men carefully rebuild their lives. Using the 12-steps, our phased approach, and extensive wraparound care, we offer structure, accountability and a tangible way to measure progress.
phase 2
REDISCOVER
Men recovering from addiction and mental illness must create a life in sobriety that is deeply rewarding. We believe sports and activities enable men to rediscover who they are beyond the labels of “alcoholic” or “addict.”
Surfside offers the opportunity to find joy in new activities, including CrossFit, rock climbing, surfing, kayaking, hiking, one-wheeling, skateboarding, weightlifting, yoga, playing paintball, team sports, and more.
phase 3
recover
Addiction and mental illness disrupt the entire family system. Through comprehensive phase work, men and their families will recover as a unit. The Surfside team educates both clients and families about the healing and tools necessary for lasting recovery. Recovery is a marathon, not a sprint.
WHY SURFSIDE?
Surfside is an integrative dual-diagnosis wraparound approach to recovery for men with substance use disorder and mental health issues.
Our support system is woven around the traditional models of care, enabling us to “bridge the gap” that often exists between clinical care, housing, and real life. The Surfside model closes the loop between different care providers, preventing men from slipping through the cracks.
Surfside NJ is the most comprehensive addiction/recovery operation in the state, delivering unmatched support to men in early recovery from addiction. We are affiliated (although a separate entity) with Surfside Structured Sober Living, the first licensed Cooperative Sober Living Residence in the state by the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. Men who elect to reside in Surfside Structured Sober Living are housed in staffed properties at the forefront of safety regulations.
As a comprehensive wraparound service, Surfside provides long term support for men. They’re given the opportunity to REBUILD from the damage caused by drugs, alcohol and mental health issues, while minimizing the stress of normal day-to-day life. Surfside in New Jersey offers these individuals a warm community to build a home, where they can REDISCOVER life and the abundance it offers.
Surfside provides life skill development, sports, and activities that build self-esteem and resilience. These activities teach young men to use life principles that will help them RECOVER from addiction and alcoholism and, if practiced as a way of life, will help them to become happy and usefully whole.
It’s Time for a Change
The reality is that if people suffering from addiction could stop the consistent torture on their own, they would.
There are hundreds of options for addiction treatment and sober living in NJ and the surrounding states… but do they really provide the structure, support and oversight for these men to survive? Surfside offers a comprehensive wraparound system for men. When coupled with structured sober living and off-site services, many of our clients truly thrive in recovery.
Based on current data about addiction, it is critical that we offer a different approach for men trying to recover from addiction. Designed with intention and informed by research, we focus on teaching men to thrive in independence.
