The Right Turn Inc. is a 501(c)(3) organization incorporated on February 15, 2006, in Montgomery, Alabama. It is certified by the State of Alabama’s Department of Mental Health/Mental Retardation to perform substance abuse treatment for adults, including those with co-occurring disorders. Our curriculum is approved and recommended by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Though our treatment facility and offices are located in the Community Ministries Building of the First Baptist Church (FBC), we are not a faith-based organization. All of our employees are bound by the American Counseling Association (ACA) Code of Ethics, which prohibits religious teachings. However, our program does have a spiritual component and encourages all clients to apply their own religious convictions to benefit their treatment and recovery. Our clients also have all the advantages provided by the FBC’s Community Ministries, including clothing, help with medical and identification needs, English as a second language, GED classes, and more.

Sadie Sky, our Executive Director, has done counseling in jails, prisons, colleges, and professional counseling organizations. She has been a nurse since 1965, and helped establish the first drug and alcohol rehabilitation program in Montgomery. She has taught classes for the Administrative Offices of the Courts in drug and alcohol education (including DUI), domestic violence, and theft of property. City and county law-enforcement agencies and the judicial system have worked closely with Sadie, sending clients from the district courts.

Our experienced staff includes a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Licensed Professional Social Worker, Master’s-level Counselors, and degreed Case Managers. Some are military veterans experienced in counseling those affected by post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

“We are unique in understanding that an individual’s success in life often depends on more than gaining and maintaining freedom from substance abuse, and we are sensitive to discovering those needs during a client’s course of treatment. For instance, we may discover that a client may benefit from a program such as literacy or GED classes, training in how to get and keep a job, or programs that offer guidance in basic living skills.  When we determine that outside assistance is advisable, our referral process points needful clients toward appropriate servicing agencies in our community.”   --Sadie D. Sky