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Founded in 1986, with over 14,000 graduates, PRIDE Institute is the nation’s first and leading provider of residential treatment programs and outpatient treatment programs devoted exclusively to treating the mental health and chemical dependency needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community.

Studies suggest that up to 25% of the LGBT population have difficulty controlling their drug or alcohol use. When you are recovering from addiction or mental health issues, you already have enough to deal with, your sexuality shouldn’t be viewed as another one of your problems.

At PRIDE Institute, gay is understood; being LGBT is the norm not the exception. Our highly trained and skilled staff understands your issues and will help you live a happy, healthy life as a proud LGBT person. We can offer you hope to overcome your addiction and live the life you want.

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05.08.13

Written by Nicky Simon-Burton, MAOL, community relations As a citizen of Minnesota for my entire life, I have always appreciated the progressive nature of this state. We have great social service programs to help others out; tremendous health care researchers and developers; talented arts, theater, and dance communities; and, we are generally nice people. Now [...]

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02.07.13

  The strong message of sobriety interwoven through the comedic storytelling of Leslie Jordan entranced the clients and staff at PRIDE Institute. We were in tears from the stories of pain and from laughter. We were all amazed at his generosity with his time and willingness to share his authentic self with our group. Thank you Leslie Jordan for your commitment to your [...]

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“I was very impressed with the ability of the counselors to assess situations so quickly. There was a lot of wisdom there.” – a family program attendee.

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Your kindness and sincerity made a huge impact on me. In fact, I am clean and sober today almost 4 months. I’m not certain I could have done this if it weren’t for you putting things in motion. Like I said, I was extremely ill and void of any hope for a better future. You [...]

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