Beth Nathans appointed Sunrise House director

Lafayette — Sunrise House Foundation recently announced that Beth Nathans has been appointed Director of the Mother and Me Program. With over ten years experience as Executive Director of Sunrise House Halfway Home for Women, Nathans will add her vast experience with women, children and addictions to the newly enhanced “Mommy and Me” program which will commence in January. The “Mother and Me” Residential Treatment Program is a partnership between Sunrise House Foundation, the New Jersey Division of Addiction Services and the New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services. The “Mother and Me” treatment program, is an extended care treatment program for pre- and post- partum women who have been identified as being addicted to, or at high risk for relapse related to, drug and alcohol use, due to poor coping skills and multiple stressors present in the life of mother and child. Nathans has been a member of the Sunrise House team since 1983. Prior to joining Sunrise House, she was the Program Director at Sleepy Valley Center in Warwick, N.Y., from 1979 to 1983. Nathans has a Masters Degree in Clinical Psychology from Eastern Washington State University, is LCADC certified and is a certified social worker in New Jersey.