Contact me for: State-of-the-art treatment for Substance Use Disorders and co-existing Psychiatric Disorders; treatment for alcoholism and drug addiction; and a Family Awareness Program—an interactive educational weekend for guests, families and loved ones—open to our guests, their families, their loved ones and the general public.

Janina Kean is an internationally recognized expert and spokesperson in the field of substance abuse. Since joining High Watch in 1998, Ms. Kean has elevated the status of the facility, renowned as the world’s first to use the 12 Step principles. She revamped the treatment program by integrating the 12 Steps into a state of the art treatment program that incorporates the latest in addiction medicine for treatment of both the neurobiology of addiction and co-occurring disorders. The celebrated High Watch Program developed by Ms. Kean is acknowledged internationally. Ms. Kean has traveled as far as China and Russia to educate physicians, government officials and the public on the efficacy of treatment and the 12 Steps.

Ms. Kean earned a BS in Psychology from Trinity College and a MS in Nursing from Yale University. She is a Board Certified Adult Psychiatric & Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.

Expert Articles by Janina J. Kean, APRN

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Teach your teenager how to avoid substance abuse Hopefully this article has made it a little easier for you as a parent to understand how to better prevent your child from developing a substance addiction as they grow older. Raising a child can be o...