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EXHIBIT A ReDirect is an "indicated" prevention program Licensed by DCF and Accredited by CARF with "Exemplary" conformance to the prevention standards. It aims at increasing protective factors and reducing risk factors for substance abuse. The program includes drug testing, individual, group, and family sessions focused on skill building. An intake assessment identifies needs and risks and addresses those in an appropriate manner and timeframe. The counselor meets with the family to identify issues that impact successful outcomes, and to make appropriate referrals to support on-going success. We use the LifeSkills Training curriculum designed specifically for intervention with indicated youth. It promotes social emotional learning by teaching youth self-control, how to resolve conflicts, and to make responsible decisions and avoid risky behavior. The program promotes healthy alternatives to risky behaviors through activities designed to enhance skills, increase knowledge, and improve cognitive and behavioral competencies. This year we will be adding Teen Intervene. Teen Intervene is an evidence - based approach to substance use reduction and prevention for adolescents suspected of experiencing a mild or moderate substance use. The program is effective on all drugs of abuse but has a special focus on alcohol, marijuana, and tobacco use. Teen Intervene integrates stages of change theory, motivational interviewing, and cognitive behavioral therapy, teaching youth. It teaches the reasons for substance use and skills that promote healthier behaviors; while increasing willingness to change behavior substance use and take responsibility for self -change. The program is based on the screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) model, an evidence -based approach and is approved is approved as a SAMHSA evidence -based model program. Use of substances including alcohol and drugs occurs on a continuum from no or low risk use to substance use disorders. It is a lower-cost alternative to intensive treatment for adolescents with less severe substance use disorders and may be administered to teens with more severe substance use disorders if they are on a wait list for specialized treatment. All sessions are face-to-face and approximately 45 to 60 minutes in length at the SAC office or the youth's school. It is anticipated that as a result of the program interventions, participants will decrease substance use behavior and increase coping skills. As indicated, program participants will also receive urine drug screens, which are used as positive reinforcement and support or adjunct information and understanding for prevention planning. We offer LST's Parent Program, designed to help parents strengthen communication with their children and prevent risk. Location -SAC Office; 1507 20th Street. M-TH 8:OOam — 6:OOpm. The projected number of unduplicated children to be served is two hundred (200) and three hundred (300) adults.