Rebecca Mitchell is the Chief Advancement Officer at Adult and Teen Challenge USA — and a graduate of the very program she now helps lead. Before her national role, she spent over a decade running women's centers and served as director of the Walter Hoving Home in Garrison, New York.

In this episode, Marcel and Rebecca discuss what makes Teen Challenge different from conventional treatment, why long-term residential programs outperform short-term options, and how the program has adapted to the fentanyl era. Rebecca also shares her own recovery story and explains what families should know before enrolling a loved one.

Topics covered:

- Rebecca's personal journey from addiction to 16+ years in recovery ministry

- How Teen Challenge has evolved since 1958 to meet today's drug landscape

- What a typical day looks like in ...