The Council Of Southeast Pennsylvania Inc

The prevention training and education division provides services to educate and increase awareness of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs (atod) among youth and adults. Prevention services include the facilitation of k-12 evidence-based programming in schools, intervention groups, youth advocacy opportunities, community presentations, assemblies, and professional development to schools, communities, faith-based organizations, and businesses. (continued on schedule o.)drug-free community (dfc) coalitions are formal collaborative arrangements among groups or organizations within a community that are formed or expanded to prevent and reduce youth substance use, including prescription drug abuse, within the community. In a community coalition, each member maintains an independent status while agreeing to work collaboratively to achieve a common goal. The council leads a dfc project in the neshaminy school district - the neshaminy coalition for youth. 315 services provided education to 24,975 individuals. Training services include student assistance program (sap) k-12 core team members training and other related training, philadelphia recovery training center which is dedicated to supporting and strengthening the transformation of the peer culture in philadelphia by providing professional development opportunities to the recovery community, and the supporting youth recovery enhanced crs program which prepares peer paraprofessionals to obtain the certified recovery specialist (crs) credential and to provide peer-based addiction recovery support services to young people ages 12-26. 23 trainings educated 378 individuals. Education services include the fostering leadership in youth/young adults (flyy) program, which provides the skills necessary to help increase protective factors and decrease risk factors for those ages 10-25 and the student assistance program liaison services whose primary goals are to promote wellness and resiliency by engaging youth and families with a more holistic, needs-based model, increase partnerships and efficiencies with school partners through a coordinated approach and philosophy of care, and create a more streamlined approach that maximizes resources by centralizing liaison support through a single provider. 267 students completed behavioral health screenings, 1,031 students participated in groups and 761 students received individualized services.

Intervention division: services for those involved with the criminal justice system because of their substance use. Case management and support through treatment and recovery for individuals who have been identified as having substance use disorders. The council provides a myriad of programs that provide both education and intervention services, including criminal justice programs (dui, tasc dcdp); adult and adolescent treatment; case management services (traditional case management, and children & youth). The intervention division served 1241 individuals in services ranging from screenings and assessments, educational classes, outpatient treatment, family strengthening groups and training.