Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
Hazelden was founded in 1949, and Betty Ford visited its Minnesota headquarters in 1982 when she was planning to open the facility in Rancho Mirage.The original program designed by Lynne Carroll was based on Alcoholics Anonymous principles, especially the Twelve Steps.In 1953, the Fellowship Club was established as a halfway house to provide additional help for patients after attending the Center City program.Since becoming part of the Hazelden Foundation it offers inpatient, outpatient, and residential day treatment for alcohol and other drug addictions, as well as prevention and education programs for family and children.[9] In 2015, after merging with the Hazelden Foundation, the Betty Ford Center opened an outpatient addiction treatment clinic in West Los Angeles.