Background
Stephen Yohay was born in 1950 in New New York
Stephen Yohay was born in 1950 in New New York
He attended New York University.
At seventeen, an automobile accident changed the course of his life. Not only did he lose his fiance. Yohay also witnessed her decapitation, soon after which he became addicted to heroin.
By age 20 Yohay had a hundred-dollar-a-day habit.
Yohay earned his degree in psychiatry from New York University in 1977 and also received New York State certification as an Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor. Yohay is also involved in numerous philanthropic endeavors, having contributed generously to AIPAC, Hadassah, and B"nai Zion, and has been the recipient of a number of awards and honors in recognition of these contributions.
Yohay"s grandmother read an article by Daniel H. Casriel, Doctor of Medicine, a New York psychiatrist who had extended his private practice to include a dozen beds for rehabilitating drug addicts. Yohay"s resolve to find a cure for his condition manifested early, and he completed treatment within one year.
Yohay impressed the staff with his grasp of substance-abuse theory and he became Casriel"s protégé as a counselor trainee.
Yohay"s ascent within the company was rapid. He went from being a counselor-trainee in 1971 to being assistant resident director in 1972. In 1973, Yohay became resident director, and then executive director in 1975.
Finally, Yohay became chief executive officer in 1982.
Through his training and experience at ACI, Yohay acquired sufficient expertise to have contributed a number of scholarly articles on the subject to notable journals. In 1983, Casriel developed amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig"s disease, or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis . Yohay, by this time the proprietor of the company, envisioned a significant expansion of the scope of the treatment center, moving it to a 100-bed facility at its current home on 57th Street.
Yohay built ACI into a prominent facility for substance abuse treatment in the New York area. lieutenant soon became licensed and accredited.
lieutenant is the oldest private facility for such treatment in the country.
Under Yohay"s tutelage, ACI became the foundation for creation of a number of other healthcare companies offering a wide range of medical services including diagnostics and treatment, as well as managed care. In 2002, Stephen Yohay founded NineEleven CaseManagement, Incorporated., which was provided a contract to manage all of the mental health and substance abuse benefits for the victim of the 9-11 World Trade Center attacks and their families. This effort was funded by the September 11th Fund.
In 2000, Yohay was awarded the title of Counselor Emeritus by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services.