ACQC Brooklyn Satellite
475 Atlantic Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217
Serendipity I The John David Ctr RR
About Serendipity I The John David Ctr RR
In Brooklyn, New York, Serendipity II offers women the support they need to heal from substance use and move forward with a new future. The center provides long-term residential treatment aimed at addressing addiction and the problems that often come with it. Many participants enter the program through the justice system, which makes it a meaningful alternative to incarceration. A key strength of Serendipity II is its commitment to the well-established therapeutic community approach. Serendipity II combines group therapy, one-on-one counseling, and life skills training to help women restore stability in their lives. Staff members, including many who are also in recovery, act as both clinicians and mentors. The program emphasizes peer connection, practical behavior change, and ongoing personal development within a secure and well-organized setting. Residents live together as a community in a shared home, working alongside one another through everyday routines and recovery goals. They eat together, take part in group activities, and set aside time for private reflection. Treatment also includes on-site education and job training to help clients build the skills and readiness needed for life after completing the program.
Services reported to SAMHSA
- Levels of care
- Residential/24-hour residential · Intensive outpatient treatment · Regular outpatient treatment · Long-term residential · Short-term residential
- Treatment focus
- Substance use treatment
- Opioid treatment
- Accepts clients using MAT but prescribed elsewhere
- Medications used
- Buprenorphine with naloxone · Buprenorphine without naloxone · Medications for HIV treatment · Medication for mental disorders
- Treatment approaches
- Anger management · Brief intervention · Cognitive behavioral therapy · Contingency management/motivational incentives · Community reinforcement plus vouchers · Motivational interviewing · Relapse prevention · Substance use disorder counseling · Telemedicine/telehealth therapy · Trauma-related counseling · 12-step facilitation
- Education and counseling
- HIV or AIDS education, counseling, or support · Health education services other than HIV/AIDS or hepatitis · Substance use disorder education · Smoking/vaping/tobacco cessation counseling · Individual counseling · Group counseling · Family counseling · Vocational training or educational support (for example, high school coursework, GED preparation, etc.)
- Special programs
- Adult men · Seniors or older adults · Criminal justice (other than DUI/DWI)/Forensic clients · Clients with co-occurring mental and substance use disorders · Clients who have experienced trauma
- Exclusive programs
- Specially designed program for DUI/DWI clients
- Ages accepted
- Children/Adolescents · Young Adults · Adults · Seniors
- Genders accepted
- Male
- Payment accepted
- Federal, or any government funding for substance use treatment programs · Medicaid · Private health insurance · Cash or self-payment · State-financed health insurance plan other than Medicaid
- Payment assistance
- Payment assistance (check with facility for details) · Sliding fee scale (fee is based on income and other factors)
- Licensing and accreditation
- State substance use treatment agency
- Ownership
- Private non-profit organization
- Recovery support
- Self-help groups · Housing services · Assistance with obtaining social services · Recovery coach · Mentoring/peer support · Employment counseling or training
- Transitional services
- Aftercare/continuing care · Discharge Planning · Naloxone and overdose education · Outcome follow-up after discharge
- Other services
- Case management service · Social skills development · Transportation assistance · Suicide prevention services
- Language services
- Spanish
Facility-provided information
- Care offered
- Residential Rehab
- Substances treated
- Alcohol · Drug Addiction · Heroin · Nicotine · Opioids · Prescription Drugs
- Conditions treated
- Anger
- Therapies
- 1-on-1 Counseling · Cognitive Behavioral Therapy · Dialectical Behavior Therapy · Family Therapy · Group Therapy · Motivational Interviewing · Relapse Prevention Counseling · Twelve Step Facilitation
- Approaches
- Gender-Specific · Individual Treatment · Twelve Step
- Who it serves
- Women · Women only
- Languages
- English · Spanish
Before you call
- Have your insurance or Medicaid card ready and ask whether the facility is in network.
- Ask how soon they can do an assessment and whether there is a waitlist.
- Confirm the facility is licensed by New York.
- If you are withdrawing from alcohol or benzodiazepines, ask about medical detox; do not stop suddenly on your own.
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Last reviewed 2026-10-06. Facility details come from SAMHSA's FindTreatment.gov locator and facility-provided information. Confirm services, availability and payment directly with the facility.