WNBC-TV Channel 4 NEWS SPECIAL REPORT, "Not My Kid", Exposes & Supports Road Recovery.



Originally broadcast on September 21, 2006 WNBC-TV Channel 4 News – reporter Perri Peltz's week-long special report on teen involvement in gangs, drugs and alcohol use. This segment focused on teen alcoholism and Road Recovery’s partnership program with Caron New York.

WNBC-TV Channel 4 News were given special access to Road Recovery’s bi-weekly program at Caron (East 58th building) to witness a 'mock' recovery meeting where teen participants support each other through the ups and downs of life as a sober young adult and the creative workshops/rehearsals of their band Crazy James.


Teen participants shared their personal accounts of alcohol use, abuse and now life beyond chemical dependency with the segment’s producer Victoria Garcia-Levy and WNBC Channel 4 reporter Perri Peltz. Ilya Mandel, Coordinator of NY Support Services for Caron, provided clinical insight about Road Recovery’s program at Caron New York and information for viewers to be mindful when observing and approaching teens at risk of alcohol abuse.

Road Recovery’s co-founder Jack Bookbinder explained the mission of Road Recovery’s work in helping young people find their way toward a healthy future, why Road Recovery’s unique program works by using music as the ‘hook’, and the success of the partnership program with Caron Treatment Centers.

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