Services

Community Preventive Interventions * Community and Professional Support Services * Drug Information Line * The Mecklenburg County * Older Adult Services (For Care Givers) * Older Adult Services (For Delivery to Older Adults) * Parent/Family Education * Post Secondary Education * Speakers Bureau * Tertiary Prevention Services

Community and Professional Support Services

Description:

Application of professional, preventive intervention services at the neighborhood, community and/or organization levels.

Goals:

-Intervene in the Community
-Create alliances
-Promote health through consultation
Objectives:
-Participate in neighborhood/community planning
-Establish prevention/education programs
-Leadership training
Components:
-Information and referral
-Task force/services
-Data sharing

Target Audience:

Open

Target Location:

Neighborhood, Communities, Businesses, Organizations

Cost:

Cost varies; Presentation, series contract options available.

Contact person:

Lakeisha Roberts

Drug Information Line

Description:

A confidential service, available 8am-5pm, Monday-Friday for purpose of information and referral, short-term and crisis counseling.

Goals:

-Provide accurate alcohol, tobacco, and other drug information to the consumer
-Assist in answering questions related to substance abuse issue and concerns
-Offer crisis counseling

Objectives:

-Provide quality accurate, unbiased information
-Refer people to appropriate level of care and/or with appropriate community resources.
-Track current drug use/activity in the community
-On-call for the media

Components:

Telephone services
Walk-in services
Information and referral
Crisis counseling

Target Audience:

Professionals, Non-Professionals, Students

Target Location:

Open

Cost:

Staff time supported by Mecklenburg County contract

Contact person:

Lakeisha Roberts

Older Adult Services (For Care Givers)

Description:

To offer professional development training on alcohol, tobacco and other drug (ATOD) prevention, use/misuse/abuse and addiction in the older population.

Goals:

Disseminate information on alcohol and other substance use and abuse by the older adult population

Objectives:

-Highlight the physiological and psychological aging process as related to chemical dependency.
-Identify signs and symptoms of substance abuse in older adults
-Analyze over-the-counter use in the older adult population
-Define intervention techniques for the substance abuser

Components:

-Chemical dependency/alcoholism in the older adult
-Signs and symptoms of ATOD use
-Misuse of prescription and over-the-counter drugs
-Prevention and treatment of ATOD user

Target Audience:

Social Workers, Human Services Professionals, Clergy, Nursing Staff, Residential Staff, and any other caregivers

Target Location:

Residential Sites, Healthcare Facilities, HomeHealth, HHS Agencies, and corporations

Cost:

Cost varies; Presentation, series, contract options available.

Contact person:

Older Adult Services (For Delivery to Older Adults)

Description:

To offer substance abuse prevention information and awareness programs for older adults.

Goals:

-Provide useable information on alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs and other issues related to substance abuse
-Heighten awareness of personal responsibility for health

Objectives:

-Identify methods to use prescription, and/or over-the-counter substances wisely
-Facilitate experiential activities that impact on personal health
Components:
-Using Medicines Wisely
-Productive Visits to the Doctor
-Stress Management
-Exercise As Prevention
-Conflict Resolution
-Enjoying All Our Years

Target Audience:

Older Adults

Target Location:

Independent Living Facilities, 'Hot Lunch' Sites, Church Groups, Assisted Living Facilities, Senior Centers

Cost:

Cost varies; Presentation, series, contract options available

Contact person:

Parent/Family Education

Description:

Substance abuse prevention/education program (s) for parents, other adult family members, and care providers of children, teens and young adults.

Goals:

Strengthen skills in substance abuse prevention
Improve knowledge and understanding of available resources to ATOD service providers and similar support

Objectives:

-Provide practical,age-appropriate parent/family-oriented ATOD prevention, education resources
-Encourage in-home early education, prevention skills and family-initiated preventive interventions
-Strengthen relapse prevention skills/techniques for families in recovery

Components:

-Age-appropriate information
-Stress management skills for families
-Problem-solving and preventive intervention techniques
-Overview of continuum of care and related service providers in Charlotte-Mecklenburg

Target Audience:

Families

Target Location:

PTA/PTO, Community-based Family Services Centers, Neighborhood Organizations, Faith Institutions and Schools, Childcare/Afterschool Centers, Family Healthcare Providers, ATOD Service Centers

Cost:

Cost varies, Consult with Contact person

Contact person:

Post Secondary Education

Description:

To provide SA prevention /education to students, faculty, staff, and administration.

Goals:

-Prevent and/or reduce substance use/abuse among post-secondary students
-Improve overall quality of campus life

Objectives:

-Offer review and development of SA policy and practices
-Provide education, referral, resources, and materials

Components:

-SA related talks
-Targeted programs to specific groups including athletes, resident life, campus police, counselors, and student health services
-Consultation on issues related to teaching, research, curriculum
-Collaborative grant development and implementation
-Internship opportunities

Target Audience:

Students, Faculty, Staff, Administration

Target Locations:

Campus sites or Prevention Services office

Cost:

Cost varies; Presentation, Series, Contract options available

Contact person:

Helen Harrill MEd CSAPC

Speakers Bureau

Description:

To disseminate accurate, up-to-date information on substance abuse and strategies for prevention.

Goals:

-Outreach to the Community at-large
-Keep the Community informed
-Provide timely information

Objectives:

-Deliver age- and audience- appropriate information after determination of needs
-Provide opportunity for question and answer session

Components:

-Substance abuse related talks (i.e., signs and symptoms; addictions; stats for Meck. Co.; continuum of care)
-Aspects of SA prevention (self-esteem building, communication skills, stress management, conflict resolution, etc.)
-Continuum of care

Target Audience:

Youth, Adults, Professionals

Target Location:

General public

Cost:

Cost varies; presentation, series, contract options available

Contact person:

Chevonne DeWindt

Tertiary Prevention Services

Description:

Education and skill building to individuals, groups, and families for assistance in the process of recovery.

Goals:

Relapse Prevention

Objectives:

-Dissemination of age appropriate information
-Relapse prevention education

Components:

-Healthy Living Skill
-Skill building
-Education
-Support Groups

Target Audience:

General Population

Target Locations:

AfterCare, Half-way Houses, Persons in Transition, Jail Settings

Cost:

Costs Varies: Presentation, series, contract options available

Contact person: