Dccca Inc

Dccca behavioral health has been providing treatment services in kansas for almost 50 years, starting in douglas county in 1974 and expanding to cover other areas of the state. During the fiscal year, dccca's substance use disorder treatment programs served 2,198 individuals, while 80 children received care from our licensed childcare centers while their mother's received treatment. Dccca behavioral health is committed to helping clients receive medication-assisted treatment by connecting them with licensed prescribers. With state funding, dccca programs can provide access to medications for uninsured individuals. During the past year, 51 people received medication-assisted treatment through dccca programs. Dccca behavioral health wichita receives funding through the city of wichita's liquor tax funds to provide residential treatment and case management services. Bh-wichita provides these services through (3) separate liquor tax funded grants with the city of wichita. The first grant awarded to dccca bh-wichita, the "inpatient beds substance abuse prevention & treatment services for those experiencing homelessness," provides funds for twenty (20) clients & ten (10) children annually who are referred by the city's housing & community services department & the city's homeless outreach team.bh-wichita's second grant funded by city liquor tax funds, "substance abuse & treatment services-residential treatment services" grant provides for (60) sixty clients annually to receive residential substance abuse treatment services as part of the continuum of services provided to clients referred by the city municipal court.bh-wichita's third & "oldest" (awarded 2013) grant funded by city liquor tax funds is the "substance abuse & treatment-case management services" grant. The funds from this grant support a full-time case manager to serve (100) one-hundred women & men annually.dccca behavioral health continues to prioritize peer support activities, including the social detox services which provided detox services to 119 individuals bh also collaborates with the dccca family preservation program which collaborates with the sobriety treatment and recovery (start) program to assist women with dcf involvement and drug abuse.

Dccca's community-based initiatives span four states. Prevention services programs design and develop learning modules and training resources focused on substance misuse prevention, mental health promotion, suicide prevention, and problem gambling prevention. Dccca has specific prescription drug and opioid misuse prevention efforts in kansas and oklahoma. Dccca's community-based services division also offers strategic planning and meeting facilitation services for community organizations and mental health first aid training in kansas, dccca has four primary projects: a statewide training and technical assistance project, a state-wide opioid and prescription drug misuse project, a statewide suicide prevention project, and a federal drug-free communities initiative in douglas county. Within the kansas prescription drug prevention efforts, dccca maintains contracts with the kansas department for aging and disability services and the kansas department of health and environment to collaborate with key stakeholders to maintain and update the kansas strategic plan to address prescription drug and opioid misuse. Dccca also coordinates naloxone distribution, fentanyl test strip distribution, and safe storage and disposal methods for prescription drugs and opioids. Dccca also coordinates efforts to support first responders with leave behind kits to prevent future overdoes. Dccca utilizes funds from the douglas county government to leverage federal drug-free communities dollars to address substance misuse among youth and build community partnerships in douglas county. Dccca continues to leverage foundation funding to support school-based prevention efforts with an emphasis on developing workforce skills for youth interested in careers in community and behavioral health.in oklahoma, dccca has three primary projects focused on opioid misuse prevention, stimulant misuse prevention, and mental health first aid training through state and federal funding sources. The opioid and stimulant projects focus on community-based planning and implementation of evidence-based strategies; education focused on the medical availability of prescription drugs, emphasizing safe use, storage, and disposal of prescription drugs, and promotion of naloxone administration. The mental health first aid project focuses on stateside training and specific training in partnership with the university of central oklahoma.dccca operates traffic safety programs in kansas, oklahoma, iowa, and missouri. In kansas, we provide public information and education on occupant protection, impaired driving, novice drivers, distracted driving, older drivers, motorcycle safety, and underage drinking. In kansas, oklahoma, and iowa we offer the seatbelts are for everyone (safe) program, which is a teen-led, peer-to-peer program designed to reduce the number of motor vehicle related injuries and fatalities among teens. Additionally, in missouri, dccca offers to booster to belts program which is an interactive way for teens to teach children (k-3rd grade) the importance of wearing a seat belt and using a booster seat.

Dccca inc.'s other programs carry out our mission to provide social and community services that improve the safety, health and well-being of those we serve. Dccca's programs are consistent with best practices in the industry and are accredited through the council on accreditation (coa). Additional information can be found at www.dccca.org.