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Substance Abuse Council of Indian River County PREVENT! Children Service's Advisory Committee CO PROGRAM DESCRIPTION (Entire Section C. I — 6, not to exceed two es) 1 . List Priority Needs area addressed. Mental Wellness Issues 2. Briefly describe program activities including location of services. PREVENT ! combines outreach and group support to reach economically disadvantaged youth. These youth are ages 13 - 18 ; ✓ who have repeated failure in school and/or little commitment to school ✓ do not have a supportive environment and - ✓ whose lack of decision making skills may lead them to abuse tobacco, alcohol and other drugs. The Substance Abuse Council, a not-for-profit substance abuse prevention agency, proposes to continue this project through a comprehensive range of substance abuse and educational activities for males and females with substance abuse issues. Daily program services are provided by a full time program coordinator and a licensed mental health counselor. Two different components will constitute the PREVENT! program. The components are as follows : • Crisis Intervention and Counseling • Deep Impact-TARGET Troupe participation The first component of the PREVENT program will be comprised of Crisis Intervention/ Counseling. ✓ A total of 75 individuals will receive Crisis Intervention or counseling services. The program will be cyclical in nature, servicing approximately 15 individuals per cycle. Each treatment and education cycle will last for ten ( 10) weeks. ✓ A total of 25 families will be provided with comprehensive assessments. Evaluation of adolescents identified via psycho-socials comprehensive evaluations will be conducted Adolescents selected from this population will also be assigned to the Crisis Intervention and Counseling component. ✓ On-going, frequent drug screening will be conducted to provide IRC juveniles and families with objective and accurate drug testing. An accurate testing program is the most objective and efficient way to establish a framework for accountability and to gauge each participant's progress. Modern technology offers highly reliable testing to determine if an individual has recently used specific drugs Substance abuse counseling and education will consist of a group therapy session a week, and one aftercare session weekly focused on relapse prevention. There will also be family workshops conducted at SAC for family members during the treatment cycle. Once the ten week cycle is completed, Aftercare will be conducted weekly. The Aftercare component is structured to focus on relapse prevention and life skills development. . Behavioral Therapy for adolescents incorporates the principle that unwanted behavior can be changed by clear demonstration of the desired behavior and consistent reward of incremental steps towards achieving it. Therapeutic activities include fulfilling specific assignments, rehearsing desired behaviors, and recording and reviewing progress, with praise and privileges given for meeting assigned goals. Urine samples are collected regularly to monitor drug use. The program aims to equip the individual to gain three types of control: ✓ Stimulus Control- helps individual avoid situations associated with drug use and learn to spend more time in activities incompatible with drug use ✓ Urge Control- helps individual recognize and change thoughts, feelings, and plans that lead to drug use. ✓ Social Control- involves family members and other people important in helping individuals avoid drugs. A parent or significant other attends program sessions when possible and assists with assignments and reinforcing desired behavior. According to research studies, these type of services help adolescents become drug free and increase their ability to remain drug free after the program ends. Adolescents also show improvement in several other