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Each drug rehab in Hegins, Pennsylvania has a different approach to the recovery process. Take note of what is important to you, and make decisions based on your personal needs. Keep in mind that in Hegins there are a multitude of treatment options to choose from: outpatient treatment, in patient treatment, support groups, drug rehabilitation, alcohol rehab, drug treatment programs, sober living, halfway houses, long term treatment, short term treatment, counseling, and many more. An individual can become thoroughly confused by asking a half-dozen recovering alcoholics or drug addicts in Hegins how they conquered their abuse of alcohol or drugs; the answers vary although each of them are convincing and emotional. They will cite such diverse approaches as hospitalization, diet, exercise, counseling, sauna's, religion, hypnosis, amino acids and self-help groups. When it comes to successful treatment, only one thing is certain: practically any approach will work for some of the people, some of the time. To put it another way, successful drug rehabilitation is like a designer suit- it's got to be tailor-made for each individual. A great deal of variation exists in the degree of dependence among drug users. The teenager who smokes marijuana three times a week is not as dependent as the thirty year old who has smoked marijuana six times a day for 15 years and has already relapsed after being in two drug rehabilitation centers. It's obvious that these individuals need different approaches to treatment. Similarly, among cocaine users are some who use it in binge fashion, one or two days a month, and others who use it several times each day. Again, different treatment approaches are required for each case.

For those who do not have a long history of drug addiction, an outpatient treatment program might be the correct decision. This form of treatment may be a viable solution for those who have a brief drug addiction history. These individuals might only need the guidance and counseling available though this method of treatment. On the other hand, those who have experienced an extended period of drug addiction, choosing the correct drug rehab program typically means that they should enter into an in patient drug rehab program not located in Hegins. The structure, 24-hour support and change of enviornment made available through this type of drug rehab recovery program can be highly effective for those recovering from a long term drug addiction problem. Most drug rehab professionals in do not recommend any one "best" treatment approach, recognizing the many variations among drug and alcohol abusers. In general, the levels of treatment range from simple and behavioral to complex and medical. The person dependent upon drugs or alcohol may have used the chosen substance for so long that he or she has literally forgotten how to cope with the daily challenges of life; how to have a meaningful, drug-free lifestyle; or how to solve the social or psychological problems that prompted the substance abuse in the first place. In these instances, a very comprehensive approach must be prescribed if the individual is to expect any degree of successful recovery. Once stability is achieved, the "clean" or sober individual can take several steps to enhance recovery and avoid relapse. Among the general recommendations are belonging to a group as a support system, having a religious involvement, practicing good health habits; including proper diet, sleep, and exercise, as well as goal planning and self enhancement projects.

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Pennsylvania State Facts
Population: 12,287,150
Law Enforcement Officers: 29,557
State Prison Population: 71,000
Probation Population: 125,928
Violent Crime Rate
National Ranking: 23 2004 Federal Drug Seizures
Cocaine: 173.8 kgs.
Heroin: 14.3 kgs.
Methamphetamine: 4.1 kgs.
Marijuana: 1,178.4 kgs.
Ecstasy: 20,373 tablets
Methamphetamine Laboratories: 63 (DEA, state, and local)

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Drug Situation: Heroin, powder cocaine, crack cocaine, and marijuana are the four most available, popular, and trafficked illegal drugs in Pennsylvania. However, clandestinely manufactured drugs, such as methamphetamine, and club drugs, such as MDMA (ecstasy), are also readily available to users of various ages and socioeconomic backgrounds. PCP and LSD are available primarily to users in the Philadelphia and Pittsburgh areas and although OxyContin availability appears to be decreasing, other diverted pharmaceutical drugs remain available to users throughout Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania’s largest city, Philadelphia, sits on the Interstate 95 corridor, the east coast’s most frequently traveled highway that runs from Boston, through New York City and Washington, DC, to Miami. Philadelphia’s location and proximity to New York makes it not only a consumer market, but also a source city for distributors operating in the rest of Pennsylvania and in surrounding areas.

Illegal drugs are primarily distributed by Hispanic and African-American groups that are scattered throughout Pennsylvania. They distribute drugs that are either transported into the state via various transshipment points or are shipped/transported directly to Philadelphia or other localities using a variety of methods, including local importation and subsequent transportation to New York-based traffickers. Parcel services are also commonly used to ship quantities of drugs to recipients in Pennsylvania. While Philadelphia’s street corner distribution networks are generally considered the main sources of supply for drugs sold to users in Pennsylvania, intelligence indicates that local distribution networks are also directly supplied by trafficking organizations based in New York and other major domestic source areas.

Heroin trafficking and distribution are the DEA Philadelphia Division’s top enforcement priorities, especially as investigations reveal that trafficking organizations, in the search for new customer and higher profits, are relocating from inner city neighborhoods into some of the smaller cities and rural areas in Pennsylvania. This trend remains a significant concern to state and local law enforcement, community, and treatment officials, who are worried about the increasing violence and number of overdose deaths that accompany the spread of heroin into their neighborhoods.

Officials from DEA Philadelphia and state and local law enforcement are concerned about the apparent increase in and eastward movement of methamphetamine production into Pennsylvania, primarily due to the safety hazards associated with the production. DEA and state law enforcement continue to discover and dismantle clandestine methamphetamine laboratories throughout the state, especially in rural northwestern Pennsylvania, which is becoming known to local officials as the “meth capital of Pennsylvania.”

Cocaine: Cocaine, in powder and crack forms, remains widely available and popular in Pennsylvania. Both forms are available in various quantities to users located both in the inner city neighborhoods of Philadelphia and Pittsburgh as well as in smaller cities and towns across the state. Quantities of powder cocaine are also available to local distributors who convert or “cook” the powder cocaine into crack cocaine. Due to its wide availability and relative ease of use (smoking), the popularity and use of crack cocaine is unsurpassed in most of Pennsylvania, while only the popularity of heroin is comparable in Philadelphia. Cocaine use continues to infiltrate a variety of populations both within inner city neighborhoods of the larger metropolitan areas and in smaller urban and rural localities throughout Pennsylvania, regardless of economic status or ethnic background.

New York City remains the primary source area for cocaine distributed in Pennsylvania. While some distributors continue to travel to Philadelphia to purchase cocaine and crack cocaine, distributors from some localities in eastern Pennsylvania also travel to New York to purchase large quantities of powder cocaine for distribution to local users or to “cook” and sell as crack cocaine.

Heroin: Heroin remains widely available in Pennsylvania, as distributors continue to relocate from source cities to the state’s smaller towns and rural areas to attract new customers. Although the greater Philadelphia area is generally considered a consumer heroin market, North Philadelphia’s street corner distribution sites also attract distributors from locales throughout Pennsylvania. The relocation of trafficking and distribution organizations over the last few years resulted in the increasing availability of heroin in locations once thought to be exempt from the problems associated with heroin distribution and use. For example, investigations reveal that cheap, high-purity heroin is now readily available in the northeastern and southwestern parts of Pennsylvania, areas where cocaine distribution dominated for years. Heroin availability was relatively stable in the rest of Pennsylvania, as it remains easy for users to obtain heroin it most cities and towns in the state. Some of these cities and towns, especially Allentown, Bethlehem, Reading, and Easton, have become lower-level distribution points for users and distributors operating in surrounding communities. These cities are not only located within a short drive of Philadelphia and other localities in eastern Pennsylvania, but are also located within a short drive of New York City, the prime source city for heroin consumed in Pennsylvania.

The increasing availability of cheaper, higher purity heroin over the last few years has caused concern throughout Pennsylvania over a growing heroin use problem that reaches all areas and all socioeconomic backgrounds. Heroin’s popularity among teens and young adults remains high, as they and other users consume heroin either by itself or in combination with cocaine or alcohol, a combination that typically leads to overdose deaths. In Pennsylvania, the perception of heroin remaining a problem only in the inner cities is disappearing, as demonstrated by rising counts of heroin-related deaths in areas far from the inner cities.

Methamphetamine: Methamphetamine is available in varying quantities in Pennsylvania with consumption concentrated in the Philadelphia area. The majority of the methamphetamine used in Pennsylvania is supplied by local traffickers who manufacture or produce it themselves and by major trafficking organizations operating in California and Mexico. Intelligence indicates that these organizations transport methamphetamine into Pennsylvania using a variety of methods, including private vehicles, commercial bus luggage, and packages shipped via express mail and parcel services.

Although the availability of methamphetamine in Pennsylvania is relatively low compared to the midwestern and western United States, investigations and reports from state and local law enforcement confirm the eastward movement of methamphetamine production into Pennsylvania. In particular, rural areas, such as the northwestern counties and Pocono Mountain areas of the state, have been infiltrated with small, yet dangerous, methamphetamine laboratories, as numerous seizures have been documented by law enforcement in the last few years. The rural parts of Pennsylvania remained the most popular sites for clandestine laboratories due to the reduced risk of detection caused by the pungent odor of a laboratory as well as the likelihood of a lesser law enforcement presence. However, investigations continued to reveal that small-scale laboratories exist anywhere from residences to motel rooms in cities and towns throughout Pennsylvania. These laboratories account for the vast majority of methamphetamine laboratories seized in Pennsylvania and the majority of methamphetamine available in western Pennsylvania, however, the production output of these laboratories represent only a small percentage of the methamphetamine consumed in all of Pennsylvania.

Though not nearly as popular as heroin, cocaine, or crack cocaine, methamphetamine is attractive because of its longer lasting high and because users can easily produce their own methamphetamine with readily available recipes, precursor chemicals or ingredients, and equipment. Laboratory operators use various means to obtain precursor chemicals, including diversion from legitimate sources and self-production. However, precursor chemicals include commonly used household products/chemicals, such as lye, and over the counter drugs, such as pseudoephedrine, most of which are readily available at retail stores.

Club Drugs: MDMA (ecstasy) is primarily available at rave parties and nightclubs in the metropolitan areas of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Pittsburgh), but remains available to and popular among teenagers and young adults on college campuses across the state. Gamma hydroxybutyric acid (GHB), the GHB precursor gamma butyrolactone (GBL), and ketamine are also available in Philadelphia-area nightclubs, while GHB was available and used in central Pennsylvania.

New York City is the primary source area for the retail quantities of MDMA available in Pennsylvania. Investigations also indicate that MDMA is smuggled by Israeli and Dutch nationals as well as by members of Russian and Israeli organized crime groups from the Netherlands, through Canada, New York, and the Caribbean, and then to Philadelphia and other cities in Pennsylvania. Wholesale quantities of MDMA tablets are also shipped and transported directly into Pennsylvania via mail/parcel services or by couriers flying into major international airports, including Philadelphia International Airport, with suitcases or wearing clothing that conceals tablets.

Marijuana: Marijuana is readily available in varying quantities in Pennsylvania, such that it is easily obtained and used by individuals from a variety of ethnic populations and socioeconomic sectors. Recreational use of marijuana is popular among high school and college age students, while adults remain the predominant users of marijuana, especially in large social gatherings, such as rock concerts. Reports indicate that marijuana is typically smoked in combination with crack cocaine, heroin, and PCP.

The primary source area of marijuana distributed in Pennsylvania is the US southwest border region, including Texas, Arizona, and California; and Mexico. Various means of transport are typically employed by traffickers transporting large quantities of marijuana into the state, including concealing it among loads in tractor-trailers; private vehicles; passenger luggage on commercial aircraft, buses, and trains; the US Postal Service; and parcel shipping companies (e.g. UPS, Fedex). Smaller amounts of marijuana are “home-grown,” especially in the northwestern counties of Pennsylvania, while recent reports of indoor and outdoor marijuana grow seizures indicate that smaller growing operations exist elsewhere in Pennsylvania.

Due to their proximity to major interstates, various cities and towns in Pennsylvania are considered transshipment points as well as consumer markets. In particular, the Harrisburg area, which is home to several trucking and parcel shipping hubs, remains an intermediary point for marijuana trafficking organizations transporting bulk loads of marijuana throughout the eastern United States.

Other Dangerous Drugs: In the Philadelphia area, phencyclidine (PCP) is available and commonly used with marijuana. Reports continue to indicate that lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) remains available in western Pennsylvania and in smaller urban areas north and west of Philadelphia. Caucasian juveniles and young adults who reside in these smaller urban areas and area colleges are reportedly the predominant users and distributors of LSD.

California is the most commonly reported source area for quantities of LSD, while California and New York are considered the source areas for the PCP that is primarily distributed in Philadelphia. Typically, these drugs are transported in vehicles or shipped in parcels via the US Postal Service or other parcel services.

Diverted Pharmaceutical Drugs: A variety of diverted pharmaceutical drugs are available to users in Pennsylvania. Oxycodone products remained among the most frequently diverted and used pharmaceutical drugs in the state. According to reports, OxyContin is more expensive and more difficult to obtain in Pennsylvania and as a result, users are switching to heroin. Other oxycodone products, however, such as Percodan, Percocet, Tylox, and Roxicet remain particularly popular in Philadelphia, but are also used throughout the rest of the state. Fentanyl patches continue to be distributed and worn by users while methadone remained popular and available in Philadelphia. Tablet forms of hydrocodone products, such as Vicodin, Lortab, and Lorcet, and cough syrups, such as Tussionex and Hycodan, remain popular in Pennsylvania. Xanax remains one of the pharmaceutical drugs of choice in Pennsylvania while Promethazine cough syrup remains available and popular with users in Philadelphia. The DEA Philadelphia Division recently learned of a new prescription drug that is available on the streets. Known as Actiq, this drug contains fentanyl and is intended for use only to treat and manage severe cancer pain. An Actiq unit consists of a medicated, raspberry-flavored lozenge on a handle and is known on the street as a “Percopop,” likely due to their resemblance to lollipops.

The most common methods of diverting pharmaceutical drugs are theft, fraud, direct wholesale purchases, physicians and other health care professionals prescribing controlled substances for people with no legitimate medical need, prescription forgery, and “doctor shopping” schemes. In addition, large-scale diversion from independent and chain retail pharmacies remains a problem throughout Pennsylvania. Illegitimate internet pharmacies are examples of the relatively new phenomenon of employing the internet to facilitate and cover up criminal activity and are targets of investigations in Pennsylvania.

DEA Mobile Enforcement Teams: This cooperative program with state and local law enforcement counterparts was conceived in 1995 in response to the overwhelming problem of drug-related violent crime in towns and cities across the nation. There have been 409 deployments completed resulting in 16,763 arrests of violent drug criminals as of February 2004. There have been 16 MET deployments in the State of Pennsylvania since the inception of the program: Bristol, Chester City, Clariton, Easton, Norristown, Reading, Allentown, York, Pottstown, Chester, Bethlehem, Allentown, Philadelphia (2), Upper Darby, and Harrisburg.

DEA Regional Enforcement Teams: This program was designed to augment existing DEA division resources by targeting drug organizations operating in the United States where there is a lack of sufficient local drug law enforcement. This Program was conceived in 1999 in response to the threat posed by drug trafficking organizations that have established networks of cells to conduct drug trafficking operations in smaller, non-traditional trafficking locations in the United States. Nationwide, there have been 22 deployments completed resulting in 608 arrests of drug trafficking criminals as of February 2004. There has been one RET deployment in the State of Pennsylvania since the inception of the program, in Pittsburgh.

Financial/Money Laundering: The money raised from drug sales is transported to source areas from Pennsylvania using any or a combination of several common methods. These methods typically fall under one of two categories: physical transportation or electronic transfer. Methods of physical transportation include direct shipment of cash via parcel or mail services and transportation by vehicle employing a variety of concealment measures. Technology developed and advanced in the last several years made the electronic transfer of funds a much more attractive and much less risky method to pay sources of supply around the world. While wire remittance companies are regularly used to transfer money, the use of internet banking to transfer funds into domestic and international bank accounts has become increasingly popular. Money laundering methods include purchasing valuables, vehicles, real estate, and other property with drug proceeds; the creation and use of fictitious front companies and illegitimate businesses, including internet-based companies and businesses; and the “structuring” of electronic transfers over several days, even using several different financial institutions, to avoid transaction reporting.

PENNSYLVANIA

Pennsylvania Discretionary Funds

Pennsylvania Formula Funding						Fiscal Year 2004/05
Pennsylvania Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant:							$ 59,477,952
Pennsylvania Community Mental Health Services Block Grant:							$ 15,832,034
Pennsylvania Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness (PATH):							$ 2,059,000
Pennsylvania Protection and Advocacy Formula Grant:							$ 1,079,974
Pennsylvania Subtotal of Formula Funding:							$ 78,448,960
Pennsylvania Discretionary Funding						Fiscal Year 2004/05
Pennsylvania Mental Health							$ 6,218,215
Pennsylvania Substance Prevention:							$ 3,533,236
Pennsylvania Substance Abuse Treatment:							$ 10,067,562
Pennsylvania Subtotal of Discretionary Funding:							$ 19,819,013
Pennsylvania Total Mental Health Funds:							$ 25,189,223
Pennsylvania Total Substance Abuse Funds:							$ 73,078,750

Grantee: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Program: State Mental Health Data Infrastructure Grants
Congressional District: PA-01
FY 2004 Funding: : $142,000
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2007
This project will continue the State's effort to build infrastructure to collect data and report the remaining Mental Health Block Grant Uniform Reporting System Developmental Measures. Grant efforts will focus on (1) local provider training to improve data quality, (2) implementation of web-based technology using DS2K + data standards to collect, report, and improve accessibility of data, and (3) strengthening internal and external database linkages. Project outcomes will include consistent data definitions, timely capture of data, improved measure of service outcomes and client change, improved data quality, and enhanced ability to analyze and report on developmental measures such as school attendance, school performance, and involvement with the criminal justice system. The project outcomes will be evaluated based on the ability to produce the data required for URS and other desired reporting. The project will also be evaluated in terms of its ability to produce data that is useful to and is used by system stakeholders.

Grantee: American Red Cross
Program: CMHS 2004 EARMARKS
Congressional District: PA-01
FY 2004 Funding: : $198,820
Project Period: 07/12/2004 - 07/11/2005
The American Red Cross Homeless Service Program is a residential program that provides Intensive Case Management and Supplemental Mental Health Services for homeless adults and families in Bucks County, PA. Most are homeless due to personal crises, mental health conditions or substance abuse in combination with a lack of affordable housing. The goal is to connect homeless people to a network of social service, housing, drug treatment, and mental health services that help them move out of their crises and into stable housing. All services are provided free of charge.

Grantee: Temple University
Program: CMHS 2004 EARMARKS
Congressional District: PA-01
FY 2004 Funding: : $994,100
Project Period: 07/12/2004 - 07/11/2005
The Suicide Prevention Pilot Project will be implemented through a collaborative partnership between Temple University's Center for Social Policy and Community Development (CSPCD) and the Greater Philadelphia Chapter of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (GPAFSP). The goal of this school and community-based project is to increase suicide and mental health prevention services for minority youth and their families in North Philadelphia. Project activities will include educating children and teens through two school-based prevention curriculums and training middle and high school students to become Peer Navigators, screening for risks associated with suicide ideation and related mental health conditions, weekly school-based therapeutic support (individual and group sessions), bi-monthly support groups for parents and caregivers, establishing the Project's Resource Network of community agencies and the Project's Community Stakeholders Group, and training school staff and teachers.

Grantee: Horizon House, Inc
Program: Initiative to End Chronic Homelessness
Congressional District: PA-01
FY 2004 Funding: : $628,312
Project Period: 09/30/2003 - 09/29/2006
Develop an Assertive Community Treatment program that will deliver substance abuse and mental health treatment to chronically homeless individuals.

Grantee: Temple University
Program: CMHS 2004 EARMARKS
Congressional District: PA-01
FY 2004 Funding: : $49,705
Project Period: 09/01/2004 - 08/31/2005
Temple University Center for Social Policy and Community Development (CSPCD) will implement the Suicide Prevention Pilot Project at the Boone Family Center. This school and community-based project will to increase suicide and mental health prevention services for minority youth and their families in North Philadelphia. Project activities will include screening school children for mental health risks (i.e., depression and suicide ideations), training middle and high school students with the Signs of Suicide and the Peer Navigator curriculae, weekly school-based therapeutic support (individual and group settings), and in-school training for teachers and key school staff on mental health awareness.

Grantee: Potter County Commissioners
Program: CMHS 2004 EARMARKS
Congressional District: PA-01
FY 2004 Funding: : $74,558
Project Period: 07/12/2004 - 07/11/2005
Potter County Human Services (PCHS), in collaboration with the Potter County Teen Suicide Prevention Task Force, Dickinson Mental Health Center; and the six school districts serving Potter County residents, will develop and implement a Teen Suicide Prevention and Community Awareness Program to residents of the extremely rural area of Potter County, Pennsylvania. Planned project activities include implementation of the Columbia University TeenScreen Program, a voluntary, early identification and treatment program for youth experiencing suicidal ideation, depression or undiagnosed mental illness. The project has two additional components: promotion of community awareness activities through the Yellow Ribbon Teen Suicide Prevention Program and Bullying Prevention programs for elementary school-aged youth. The project will encourage a comprehensive health care assessment of teens, resulting in earlier identification of mental health or substance abuse problems and better treatment outcomes. It will also target the reduction of the stigma associated with needing and receiving mental health treatment. Through school-based bullying prevention activities, the program plans to help children develop conflict resolution and social skills, to assist them in addressing the relational issues often associated with youth depression and suicide. The program will also facilitate linkage with informal community supports.

Grantee: MCP Hahnemann University
Program: Workforce Training
Congressional District: PA-02
FY 2004 Funding: : $400,000
Project Period: 09/30/2002 - 09/29/2005
Partners Reaching to Improve Multicultural Effectiveness (PRIME) is an intensive training model, which aims to reduce culturally-based disparities. PRIME will train 100 people annually, including agency teams of a supervisor, direct care/consumer staff, as well as psychiatrists, and agency, county and Managed Care Organization administrators who support trainees in their work. Application of knowledge and skills to agency settings is emphasized. Improving trainee competence and service outcomes are expected program goals. The Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse (OMHSAS) in partnership with the Division of Behavioral Healthcare Education, MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine, Drexel University, will have the unique opportunity to collaborate with two other academic institutions Multicultural Training and Research Institute (MTRI), Temple University School of Social Administration and Social Work Mental Health Research Center, University of Pennsylvania to implement this training program. In 18 sessions, over 9 months, PRIME will train 50 individuals consisting of agency supervisory-staff/consumer staff teams committed to working on cultural competency either through the development of a pilot project funded by CMHS Block Grant awards or the implementation of one or more of the cultural competence clinical standards issued by OMHSAS. Thirty agency, county, and managed care administrators from counties with identified projects, plus a minimum of 20 psychiatrists and psychiatric staff from the same areas will be trained in 2 and 1-day formats respectively. Developed over a nine-year period, this program was initiated at the MTRI and last implemented as part of a 3 ? -year system's change project with Connecticut's Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) to train their Multicultural Advisory Committee and state providers using an 18-22 session model.

Grantee: Allegheny County Dept Human Services
Program: Children's Services
Congressional District: PA-04
FY 2004 Funding: : $362,160
Project Period: 11/01/1998 - 10/31/2004
"Community Connections for Families" provides county-wide, community based systems of care for children with serious emotional disturbances (SED) in 5 communities in Allegheny county, Sto-Rox, McKeesport, Wilkinsburg, hill District, and East Liberty, with a central office in Pittsburgh. The project employs family members of children with SED as part of the county wide management team. The evaluation plan includes the University of Pittsburgh and local family members.

Grantee: Allegheny County Dept Human Services
Program: Partnerships for Youth Transition
Congressional District: PA-04
FY 2004 Funding: : $489,475
Project Period: 09/30/2002 - 09/29/2006
The Allegheny County Department of Human Services "Comprehensive Youth Transition" (CYT) project will coordinate a comprehensive set of services for youth with serious emotional disturbances (SED), including housing assistance, enhancing living skills, job training, and assistance in finding meaningful work. Program partners include Behavioral Health, Mental Retardation/Developmental Disabilities, and Children Youth and Families. Community partnerships are anticipated to include faith and community based organizations, juvenile justice, education, special education, vocational training, housing, and behavioral health managed care. The System of Care, Logic Model will be used to measure the strengthening of services county-wide for targeted youth. The Action Plan will be developed in year 1, and a process evaluation will measure the implementation of the plan in years 2-4, including a focus on sustainability. The program is linked to the Community Connections for Families (CCF) project funded by CMHS for younger children and youth with SED.

Grantee: The Washington Hospital Noah's Ark
Program: CMHS 2004 EARMARKS
Congressional District: PA-12
FY 2004 Funding: : $149,115
Project Period: 08/01/2004 - 07/31/2005
The Boys to Men TEAM Program will seek to empower boys to grow into healthy adult men without violence. The risk factors of child abuse, violence in the family of origin, and truancy/peer violence are antecedents to violent relationships in a boy's adult life. In weekly contacts, mentors will provide an on-going educational process including refusal skills, relationship and communication skills, assertiveness skills, anger management, socialization and decision making/problem solving skills.

Grantee: Allegheny-Singer Research Institute
Program: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children
Congressional District: PA-14
FY 2004 Funding: : $599,995
Project Period: 09/30/2001 - 09/29/2005
This application by the Allegheny General Hospital Center for Traumatic Stress in Children and Adolescents Intervention Development and Evaluation Center (AGH-IDE) proposes to continue our ongoing activities to refine, evaluate and disseminate our manualized treatments for child sexual abuse (CSA; occurring alone or in the context of multiple traumas), child physical abuse (CPA), and childhood traumatic grief (CTG). These treatments are trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Abuse-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Physically Abused Children and their Offending Parents (AF-CBT), and TF-CBT for Childhood Traumatic Grief (TF-CBT-CTG). TF-CBT has been tested extensively in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and found to be superior to other commonly provided treatments for improving Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and other problems in sexually abused and multiply traumatized children. It is recognized as a Model Program by the National Registry of Effective Programs for both sexual abuse and child traumatic stress. During the present grant we have developed individual and group TF-CBT-CTG treatment manuals, and have completed an open study of this treatment which supports the efficacy of the individual TF-CBT-CTG model in improving CTG, PTSD, depressive, anxiety and behavior problems in these children, as well as improving PTSD and depression in their participating parents. In the coming year we propose to strengthen our adherence instruments for all three treatments; begin the first wave of a NCTSN-wide dissemination study for TF-CBT and AFCBT; submit the AF-CBT and TF-CBT-CTG treatment models for evaluation by NREP; revise the TF-CBT-CTG manual from a 16-week to a l2-week protocol and collect pilot data on the 12-week protocol in anticipation of conducting multi-site RCT of this model and develop a train-the-trainer program for NCTSN members to become TF-CBT and AF-CBT trainers.

Grantee: School District of Pittsburgh
Program: TCE - Prevention/Early Intervention
Congressional District: PA-14
FY 2004 Funding: : $385,953
Project Period: 09/30/2003 - 09/29/2006
The School District of Pittsburgh's Prevention/Early Intervention initiative will provide the Promoting Alternative Thinking Strategies (PATHS) curriculum for nearly 4,250 Head Start and elementary school children in grades K-5 at 11 of the district's elementary schools that exhibit the greatest need. The initiative will ensure that children have access to effective prevention and intervention services earlier in their lives and that the skill-based training provided is research-based. The program will seek to accomplish the following specific goals: to develop a comprehensive and sustainable infrastructure of evidence-based prevention and early intervention programs and services that promotes mental health and prevents mental illness and behavioral disorders; to build linkages among the service providers and others who work with this population in order to create a climate that establishes and maintains sound mental health and overall wellness; and to promote community outreach by engaging the target population in the development and implementation of prevention and early intervention programs and services that are consumer driven.

Grantee: Family Communications, Inc.
Program: CMHS 2004 EARMARKS
Congressional District: PA-14
FY 2004 Funding: : $99,410
Project Period: 07/12/2004 - 07/11/2005
The MAPS project trains child care providers and others who work with preschool children to support children's growth in anger management and self-regulation skills. MAPS staff will use two training workshops and other support materials to address anger management, frustration, and conflict in children. The 3-hour "What Do You Do with the Mad that You Feel?" training workshop helps adults think about the ways they respond to stress and encourages modeling appropriate responses for their children. A follow-up 3-hour training workshop "Challenging Behaviors: Where Do We Begin?" addresses issues of self-regulation and "challenging" behavior. It examines possible biological and environmental reasons for the child's difficulties and so helps adults see the child in a more empathetic and positive way. It provides suggestions of areas of their facilities and program to improve for the "challenging" child and all children in their care. The project will also provide intensive train-the-trainer workshops to develop a highly qualified cadre of trainers

Grantee: Western Psychiatric Institute
Program: CMHS 2004 EARMARKS
Congressional District: PA-14
FY 2004 Funding: : $248,525
Project Period: 08/01/2004 - 07/31/2005
This project will implement a computer-aided decision support system for use in a specific psychiatric problem, pharmacological management of patients on antipsychotic medications. Decision support systems require extensive domain-specific knowledge as well as a general framework to incorporate this domain knowledge. This project will provide the knowledge to extend and enhance the ability to use computer-aided tools throughout many other domains of behavioral health, including supporting the implementation of the Toolkits and other evidenced-based practice guidelines. A team of content experts will design evidence-supported protocols and pathways upon which the computer tool will be designed. Clinicians using the specially designed tools will rate their usefulness and usability.

Grantee: KidsPeace
Program: CMHS 2004 EARMARKS
Congressional District: PA-15
FY 2004 Funding: : $99,410
Project Period: 07/12/2004 - 07/11/2005
KidsPeace will implement a state-of-the-art wireless technology system in the KidsPeace Intensive Services Center (ISC) to improve the quality of diagnostic and treatment care to children. Children in the KidsPeace Intensive Services Center are in acute mental/behavioral health crisis and are in need of intensive care from a variety of professionals including psychiatrists, psychologists, pediatricians, nurses; social workers, educators and child care counselors. KidsPeace will use grant funds to implement a wireless diagnostic and treatment system in our ISC. This system will allow professionals to access patient medical information at any location in the building and do real-time entry of medical, clinical, and educational treatment information

Grantee: Dauphin County Home and Hospital
Program: TCE - Prevention/Early Intervention
Congressional District: PA-17
FY 2004 Funding: : $368,000
Project Period: 09/30/2002 - 09/29/2005
To implement the goals of the HOPE initiative which are to: (1) expand the capacity of community based agencies and schools to jointly implement the evidence-based preventive intervention PATHS for children in K-3 grade levels, (2) build linkages between school personnel, after-school staff and community mental health practitioners using a common language and approach to enhance childrens social and emotional growth, and (3) develop a campaign of community outreach to inform parents/families about importance of mental health and the effectiveness of preventive interventions.

Grantee: Pennsylvania Mental Health
Program: CMHS Statewide Consumer Network Grants
Congressional District: PA-17
FY 2004 Funding: : $70,000
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2007
In collaboration with the Mental Health Association of Southern Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania Mental Health Consumer's Association will utilize funds for combining technical assistance program to strengthen the voice of consumers. Two programs will support the project in advocating for recovery oriented behavioral healthcare in Pennsylvania. The first will be regional leadership training that addresses recovery competencies, best practices, system assessment and advocacy. Secondly, the project will support a statewide technical assistance team to improve the effectiveness of local, regional and state networks. These resources will promote systems change throughout the state. Along with the network of the committees within the state, consumers will have a venue to participate in advisory and policy-making bodies at all levels of the system.

Grantee: NHS Youth Services, Inc.
Program: CMHS 2004 EARMARKS
Congressional District: PA-17
FY 2004 Funding: : $99,367
Project Period: 08/01/2004 - 07/31/2005
The Northwestern Academy Adolescent Sex Offenders Assessment and Treatment Project is an initiative to improve and expand the assessment, and treatment of juvenile sex offenders with mental health disorders committed to the Northwestern Academy and Northwestern Human Services, Inc.'s community-based/in-home programs. Through the Project, the Northwestern Academy will improve its ability to provide services to this population by utilizing a continuum of services that share a common vision and mission; and employ consistent protocols and methods in the treatment of adolescent sex offenders with mental health disorders. The Project will develop comprehensive assessment and treatment services for adolescent sex offenders in residential, community-based and in-home settings. Project activities will include conducting an evaluation/review of current assessment protocols and treatment methods to determine compliance the Practice Standards and Guidelines established by the Association for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers (ASTA); increasing the capacity of the Northwestern Academy, NHS, Inc.'s and other agencies by developing a comprehensive competency based "training institute"; and developing a multidisciplinary mobile diagnostic and assessment team that would provide support and technical assistance to referring county agencies, NHS, Inc., community-based programs, the Northwestern Academy and other provider agencies.

Grantee: Dauphin County MH/MR Program
Program: CMHS 2004 EARMARKS
Congressional District: PA-17
FY 2004 Funding: : $99,410
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2005
Due to the continued overcrowding of Dauphin County prisons, a study is planned to examine the options for a Mental Health and Drug and Alcohol (MH/D&A) diversion program and the feasibility of a Mental Health court will be specifically analyzed. The MH Forensic Diversion Study will examine effective and appropriate alternatives for the population within the criminal justice system that are mentally ill and/ or substance abusers. The study will also look for ways to incorporate a comprehensive community based treatment plan to promote public safety and the improved quality of life for offenders. It will be necessary for this analysis to focus on specialized components such as its staff, resources, and expertise on the unique needs of the mentally ill offender.

Grantee: Pennsylvania
Program: Emergency Response
Congressional District: PA-17
FY 2004 Funding: : $99,900
Project Period: 06/01/2003 - 05/31/2005
Through a cooperative effort, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Department of Health, Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Programs (BDAP) and the Department of Public Welfare, Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS), will work in partnership on a project to enhance capacity for emergency mental health and substance abuse response. The central goal of this effort will be to help mental health and substance abuse agencies develop coordinated response protocols specifically tailored to the specialized needs associated with a wide range of potential hazards. This will involve the assessment of current emergency response capacity and planning needs, and the development and testing of comprehensive All-Hazards response plans. Throughout this joint effort, linkages between the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency, key State-level stakeholder groups, a diverse array of cultural and community groups, and individuals from the private sector will be maintained. Periodic needs assessments will occur to ensure that the mental health and substance abuse needs resulting from crisis and disaster-related events are being adequately met.

Grantee: YWCA of York
Program: Youth Violence Prevention
Congressional District: PA-19
FY 2004 Funding: : $150,000
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2006
The Quantum Opportunities Program is a youth development program providing disadvantaged adolescents with development activities and financial incentives to encourage completion of high school and post secondary education. Quantum is a blue print model that has been proven to reduce the incidence of high school dropouts and increase college attendance of at risk students. Studies have found that Quantum give students a sense of belonging and support that enables them to make a Quantum leap towards self sufficiency. Target population: The program targets York City students in ninth through twelfth grade whose families are receiving some form of public assistance. The program currently serves 75 students including 25 ninth graders, 25 tenth graders and 25 eleventh graders. With funding from SAMHSA, the YWCA will be able to enroll another 25 ninth grade students in September 2003 and begin the Junior Quantum Opportunities Program for middle school students. Goals of the Project are: to prevent the occurrence of violence among York City youth; to improve the life chances of York City youth; and to expand and strengthen the network of services for York City youth.

Grantee: The Question, Inc.
Program: CMHS Statewide Family Network Grants
Congressional District: PA-38
FY 2004 Funding: : $60,000
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2007
Pennsylvania Families incorporated (PFI) is a statewide family organization whose purpose is to be a collective voice of diverse family groups throughout Pennsylvania whose children have emotional, behavioral, or mental health needs and are involved in any child serving system.

Grantee: Lehigh Valley Hospital
Program: Drug Free Communities Mentoring
Congressional District:
FY 2004 Funding: : $75,000
Project Period: 10/01/2003 - 09/30/2005
The grantee s to support and encourage the development of new or expansion of existing community anti-drug coalitions that are focused on the prevention and treatment of substance abuse in the new or expanded coalition's community.

Grantee: Township of Bensalem
Program: Drug Free Communities Mentoring
Congressional District:
FY 2004 Funding: : $75,000
Project Period: 10/01/2003 - 09/30/2005
The grantee s to support and encourage the development of new or expansion of existing community anti-drug coalitions that are focused on the prevention and treatment of substance abuse in the new or expanded coalition's community.

Grantee: Township of Bensalem
Program: Drug Free Communities
Congressional District:
FY 2004 Funding: : $75,000
Project Period: 10/01/2001 - 09/30/2005
The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.

Grantee: The Guidance Center
Program: Drug Free Communities
Congressional District:
FY 2004 Funding: : $100,000
Project Period: 10/01/2003 - 09/30/2005
The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.

Grantee: Bucks Co Cncl on Alc & Drug Dependence
Program: Drug Free Communities
Congressional District:
FY 2004 Funding: : $100,000
Project Period: 10/01/2003 - 09/30/2005
The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.

Grantee: County of Blair
Program: Drug Free Communities
Congressional District:
FY 2004 Funding: : $75,000
Project Period: 10/01/2001 - 09/30/2005
The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.

Grantee: Mifflin County Herion Task Group
Program: Drug Free Communities
Congressional District:
FY 2004 Funding: : $73,797
Project Period: 10/01/2001 - 09/30/2005
The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.

Grantee: Mercer Cnty Behavioral Health Commission
Program: Drug Free Communities
Congressional District:
FY 2004 Funding: : $50,000
Project Period: 10/01/2000 - 09/30/2005
The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.

Grantee: Muslim Community Ctr of Grtr Pittsburgh
Program: Drug Free Communities
Congressional District:
FY 2004 Funding: : $99,918
Project Period: 10/01/2002 - 09/30/2004
The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.

Grantee: Somerset County
Program: Drug Free Communities
Congressional District:
FY 2004 Funding: : $73,316
Project Period: 10/01/2001 - 09/30/2005
The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.

Grantee: York County Trend, Inc
Program: Drug Free Communities
Congressional District:
FY 2004 Funding: : $47,526
Project Period: 10/01/2001 - 09/30/2005
The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.

Grantee: Drug Free Pennsylvania, Inc.
Program: CSAP 2004 EARMARKS
Congressional District: PA-01
FY 2004 Funding: : $24,853
Project Period: 07/15/2004 - 07/14/2005
This project is to assess educators' needs for media literacy training both entry-level learners and experienced group learners; mobilize community members to support media literacy as a substance abuse prevention tool; and plan to develop media literacy educational resources for Pennsylvania teachers as a method to reduce youth substance abuse. The initial step is to analyze teachers' educational needs regarding media literacy. This educators' evaluability/needs survey is to determine teachers' educational maturity stage with respect to media literacy, their preferred venues to deliver media literacy training, and resources needed for professional development. Based on this needs survey, Drug Free Pennsylvania will develop a plan for learning content for media literacy, initiate community mobilization and develop a communications plan to engage various community representatives.

Grantee: Corporate Alliance for Drug Education
Program: CSAP 2004 EARMARKS
Congressional District: PA-02
FY 2004 Funding: : $248,525
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2005
Project HYPE (Helping Youth Pursue Excellence) is a 5-year prevention research project being carried out in Philadelphia public schools by the Corporate Alliance for Drug Education (CADE). Project HYPE's purpose is to determine whether regular classroom instruction by trained prevention specialists, over a 5-year period starting in 4th grade, will help inner-city students (grades 4-8) reduce future substance abuse and perform better in school. Using the nationally recognized Here's Looking at You (HLAY) curriculum, CADE prevention specialists deliver weekly classroom presentations to classes throughout the school year in 4th through 8th grades. As an added enhancement, prevention specialists are available to meet individually and in small groups with at-risk students selected by schools. Project HYPE students are now completing 6th grade (year 3 of the research). This application requests continuation funding for year 4, when HYPE students will be in 7th grade.

Grantee: Jewish Employment & Vocation Svs
Program: HIV/AIDS Cohort 5 Services
Congressional District: PA-02
FY 2004 Funding: : $250,000
Project Period: 09/30/2003 - 09/29/2008
JEVS proposes to develop a model integrated substance abuse and HIV prevention program targeting women in methadone maintenance treatment and their families. The program will be developed and implemented at Achievement through Counseling and Treatment (ACT I and II), JEVS'MMT program. Once implemented and evaluated, and with the support of multiple state and local funders, JEVS will offer the program as a service to clients at the ACT and other MMT programs throughout the city. JEVS anticipates that this prevention program will add a new dimension to the services it provides at its own MMT clinics but also services available to clients of other clinics citywide. It will be a model for other MMT clinics. The project, "Achievement through Family Development," targets high risk African American and Hispanic mothers, their partners who are willing to participate, and their families with a focus on prevention of drug abuse and HIV-risk behavior for their children ages 10-16. The women are in treatment at Achievement through Counseling and Testing (ACT), a methadone maintenance treatment program (MMT) in Philadelphia, PA. In this project, ACT's two clinics will assume broader roles as community agencies and develop a prevention program targeting high risk youth in the neighborhoods around them. The principal goal of the project, in recognition of the high risk status of children of drug dependent persons, is to intervene with the families and their children to prevent the emergence of drug abuse/dependence and HIV-risk behavior in the next generation. The project will draw upon elements of a few different programs, each empirically demonstrated in previous evaluations to be effective prevention modalities, to provide an intensive, integrated intervention that addresses parenting skills, the quality of family relationships, social skills of the children, and knowledge of the personal risks of drug abuse and the HIV-risk associated with substance use and unprotec

Grantee: Centre County Government
Program: CSAP 2004 EARMARKS
Congressional District: PA-05
FY 2004 Funding: : $198,820
Project Period: 07/15/2004 - 07/14/2005
The Center/Clinton Joint Task Force Against Drugs Impacting Our Youth will provide substance abuse prevention/education services for students and families throughout Center and Clinton Counties. Specific activities identified for Clinton County will include a public information campaign that will be multi-faceted and aimed at youth and adults, implementation of Life Skills Training, a research based substance abuse prevention program for grades 3 through 8 in the Keystone Central School District, and a theater presentation through Project Coffee House Theatre Ensemble. Specific activities identified for Center County will also include a public information campaign and program coordination services. Each school district in Center County (State College, Bellefonte, Bald Eagle, Penns Valley, and Philipsburg-Osceola) will be offered the opportunity to implement model programming.

Grantee: Pennsylvania State University
Program: HIV/AIDS Cohort 5 Services
Congressional District: PA-05
FY 2004 Funding: : $250,000
Project Period: 09/30/2003 - 09/29/2008
Penn State University in partnership with Progressive Life Center, Inc. of Philadelphia, along with other community partners is proposing an initiative to provide young African American girls in Southwest Philadelphia with the skills necessary to promote healthy behavior and reduce risk. The primary goal of this project is to implement a culturally congruent social cognitive intervention designed to decrease risky behaviors in the sex and drug domains. Co-occurring problems of early and unprotected sex and drug engagement confront many African American adolescent females, especially those who reside in low-income high-risk communities. The period of early adolescence (11-14) may be an especially risky and vulnerable period as girls begin the developmental transition from childhood to adolescence. Prevention interventions must simultaneously address the issue of drug and sex at this critical age before problems surface. The objectives of this study are: (1) to implement an effective intervention that decreases risky attitudes and behaviors within the sexual and drug domains; (2) to evaluate the efficacy of the intervention at increasing skills and self-efficacy beliefs within these domains; and (3) to evaluate the extent to which the intervention strengthens and promotes positive cultural and identity factors. This initiative proposes to target 180 girls over the course of 3 years. Intervention components will consist of 30 integrated cultural sessions used by the investigators in previous prevention programs to strengthen ethnic and gender identity and a relational orientation. The cultural curriculum will be integrated with a curriculum aimed at sexual risk and HIV prevention, such as the 6-session Be Proud! Be Responsible! Curriculum developed by Jemmott, Jemmott, and McCaffree (1996); and a curriculum to increase drug refusal efficacy and skills, and to prevent or delay drug use, such as Botvin's 16-session Life Skill Training (LST).

Grantee: Tioga Cty Partnership for Community Hlth
Program: Drug Free Communities
Congressional District: PA-05
FY 2004 Funding: : $100,000
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2005
The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.

Grantee: Valley Prevention Services, Inc.
Program: CSAP 2004 EARMARKS
Congressional District: PA-05
FY 2004 Funding: : $99,410
Project Period: 07/15/2004 - 07/14/2005
Clinton County Communities That Care® will use funding available through the Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to support their efforts by providing substance abuse prevention/education services for families throughout Clinton County. Specific activities include a public information campaign, Across Ages intergenerational mentoring program, a substance abuse scholarship program, implementation of Life Skills Training, a research based substance abuse prevention program for grades 3 through 8, and program coordination services.

Grantee: Pennsylvania Department of Health
Program: Cooperative Agreement for Ecstasy & Other Club Drugs Prevention Services
Congressional District: PA-06
FY 2004 Funding: : $292,356
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2009
The Ecstasy and Other Club Drug Prevention Project will implement a Social Norms Marketing and Environmental Management Approach to the reduction and prevention of use of ecstasy and other club drugs. The Marketing and Management project will target 3 public high schools in Berks County. Factual data about student use/nonuse of club drugs will be presented to encourage nonuse and increase the incidence of nonuse. The Ecstasy and Other Club Drug Prevention Project will continue the work of the Ecstasy Prevention Task Force of providing education and training to the community of Berks County, and will implement a Social Norms Marketing and Environmental Management project in the three largest public high schools in Berks County. The Social Norms Marketing will involve collecting student data on their use and perceptions of peer use of ecstasy and other club drugs.

Grantee: Family Services
Program: Drug Free Communities
Congressional District: PA-06
FY 2004 Funding: : $100,000
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2005
The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.

Grantee: Community Prevention Partnership/BerksCo
Program: HIV/AIDS Cohort 5 Services
Congressional District: PA-06
FY 2004 Funding: : $250,000
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2008
Reading, Pennsylvania has experienced an increasingly high incidence of both IV drug use (heroin) and HIV infection that is over represented among Hispanic residents. In response to this problem, the Community Prevention Partnership of Berks County is requesting funding to support the development and implementation of the Neighborhood Unity Program (NUP) a community outreach and educational intervention targeting Hispanic women. The NUP employs individual, group and community prevention strategies designed to reduce the risk of HIV/AIDS and substance abuse among participants, their families and their communities. The intervention will occur in two public housing developments and in Reading's Weed & Seed targeted area. The NUP proposes to employ an Information- Motivation-Behavioral Skills (Fisher & Fisher, 1992) prevention model for program participants that will utilize an evidence-based curriculum and be offered in two formats. The first format is a 12-week program with six sessions covering HIV/AIDS and substance abuse prevention as well as sessions on conflict resolution, family relationships, self-esteem, stress management and accessing resources. The second format is a 6-week program limited to HIV/AIDS and substance abuse prevention. The efficiency and effectiveness of both models will be tested. The second activity of the project will support the development of a Women's Health Council (WHC) (Sikkema et al, 200) in each of the four project sites. Women who have completed the educational program will be recruited to serve on the WHC and participate in a specialized train the trainer program "Talking to your Kids about AIDS" curriculum (Meschke et al, 1999). They will then serve a peer educator role to teach their neighbors how to talk to their children about substance abuse and AIDS and they will assist with community education on HIV/AIDS and substance abuse prevention through community events and activities aimed at adults, young adults, families

Grantee: Cmnty Prevention Partnership of Berks Co
Program: Drug Free Communities
Congressional District: PA-06
FY 2004 Funding: : $100,000
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2005
The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.

Grantee: Security On Campus, Inc.
Program: CSAP 2004 EARMARKS
Congressional District: PA-07
FY 2004 Funding: : $24,853
Project Period: 07/15/2004 - 07/14/2005
Security on Campus, Inc. has produced a powerful, award-winning documentary, "Wasted Youth". We plan to make this powerful video, along with a student-approved study guide available to all of the high schools in Pennsylvania. We will also supply the link to an interactive web based educational experience to supplement and emphasize the learning. This will be a supplement to whatever programs the various Pennsylvania high schools may already be doing to educate their students about the dangers of underage and binge drinking.

Grantee: Bucks Cnty Cncl on Alc/Drug Dependence
Program: Prevention of Meth and Inhalant Use
Congressional District: PA-08
FY 2004 Funding: : $350,000
Project Period: 09/30/2003 - 09/29/2006
Through outreach and education mechanisms, The Bucks County Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence will enhance the ability of school, juvenile justice personnel, mental health providers and parents to recognize Methanphetamine and inhalant use and refer youth for intervention. The program will serve a target population of 6,100 middle and junior high school students. Specifically, the plan is to: 1) reinforce attitudes of students who report minimal use through 6th grade toward continued non-use in secondary schools, 2) involve families, schools and the community, and 3) increase the number of individuals referred for intervention services.

Grantee: Just Community
Program: Drug Free Communities
Congressional District: PA-08
FY 2004 Funding: : $99,862
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2005
The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.

Grantee: Huntingdon County
Program: Drug Free Communities
Congressional District: PA-09
FY 2004 Funding: : $100,000
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2005
The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.

Grantee: Greene Cty Industrial Developmnt Authrty
Program: Drug Free Communities
Congressional District: PA-12
FY 2004 Funding: : $100,000
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2005
The grantee will: (1) Reduce substance abuse among youth and, over time, among adults by addressing the factors in a community that increase the risk of substance abuse and promoting the factors that minimize the risk of substance abuse and; (2) Establish and strengthen community anti-drug coalitions.

Grantee: Assoc de Puertorriquenos en Marcha, Inc
Program: Targeted Capacity - HIV/AIDS
Congressional District: PA-01
FY 2004 Funding: : $420,001
Project Period: 09/30/2002 - 09/29/2007
To enhance and expand substance abuse treatment and outreach services to Latino ex-offenders who have been recently released from Philadelphia County prison. The expansion goal is to serve a total of 1,080 new clients.

Grantee: Net- Treatment Services, Inc
Program: Targeted Capacity - HIV/AIDS
Congressional District: PA-01
FY 2004 Funding: : $494,340
Project Period: 09/30/2003 - 09/29/2008
People experiencing chronic homelessness and opioid addiction have many health care needs complicated by a lack of access to continuous, comprehensive primary and behavioral healthcare. North East Treatment Centers (NET), a not for profit behavioral health and social service agency, will enhance and expand its substance abuse treatment continuum of care for 700 opioid addicted individuals by adding pharmacotherapy to their existing ambulatory and residential drug and alcohol services.

Grantee: Horizon House, Inc
Program: Homeless Addictions Treatment
Congressional District: PA-01
FY 2004 Funding: : $535,116
Project Period: 09/30/2002 - 09/29/2005
Bring individuals with long histories of substance abuse, street homelessness, and serious mental illness in from the streets and stabilize them in permanent housing.

Grantee: Philadelphia Health Management Corp
Program: Targeted Capacity - HIV/AIDS
Congressional District: PA-03
FY 2004 Funding: : $500,000
Project Period: 09/30/2002 - 09/29/2007
To expand and enhance current capacity to conduct street outreach and pre-treatment services. The program will provide outreach and pre-treatment counseling and case management to target criminal justice and injection drug users from African-American and Latino populations.

Grantee: Philadelphia Health Management Corp
Program: Residential SA TX
Congressional District: PA-03
FY 2004 Funding: : $494,695
Project Period: 09/30/2002 - 09/29/2005
The Bridge, the only adolescent residential substance abuse treatment program in Philadelphia, will transition to a more family-based approach that takes into account the need of male adolescents ages 14 to 18 with co-occurring disorders, use the evidence-based treatment interventions, Motivational Enhancement Therapy/Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (MET/CBT) and Family Support Network (FSN), and implement a family- and home-based continuing care program. Approximately 90 percent have co-occurring conditions. Sixty percent are court-mandated. Nearly 100 percent are on medical assistance.

Grantee: Gaudenzia Inc
Program: Pregnant/Post-Partum Women
Congressional District: PA-06
FY 2004 Funding: : $500,000
Project Period: 09/30/2003 - 09/29/2006
Over 3 years, Gaudenzia will provide prevention and treatment services to 252 pregnant and postpartum women (PPW) and their 270 infants and children, including focused outreach to low - income minorities and PPW with co-occurring mental health disorder or HIV/AIDS. Gaudenzia will provide 3 detox/stabilization beds, 22 rehab beds (10 adult and 12 children), and 12 transitional apartments at Fountain Springs, an existing licensed facility for women with children.

Grantee: Easy Does It, Inc
Program: Recovery Community Service
Congressional District: PA-06
FY 2004 Funding: : $225,000
Project Period: 09/30/2001 - 09/29/2006
The purpose of this grant is to foster participation of people in recovery and their family members in the public dialogue about addiction, treatment and recovery. The term "recovery community" is a broad and encompassing term that includes persons having a history of alcohol and drug problems who are in recovery or recovered, those currently in treatment, those seeking treatment, as well as their family members, and other supporters and allies. Recovery community organizations help people in recovery, their families and supporters work together to identify, develop, and support needed treatment and recovery policies, systems, and services.

Grantee: Today Inc
Program: Effective Adolescent Treatment
Congressional District: PA-08
FY 2004 Funding: : $218,384
Project Period: 09/30/2004 - 09/29/2007
This program is designed for youth age 12- 21 who meet medical criteria for substance abuse or dependence. The program will adopt or expand use of a treatment protocol that combines two types of therapy, Motivational Enhancement Therapy and Cognitive Behavior Therapy. This Motivational Enhancement Therapy/Cognitive Behavior Therapy, a five-session protocol, was previously proved to be effective with substance abusing youth.

Grantee: Institute for Research, Education,
Program: CSAT 2004 EARMARKS
Congressional District: PA-14
FY 2004 Funding: : $198,820
Project Period: 07/15/2004 - 07/14/2005
The project proposes to hasten through national collaboration and dialogue, the effective alignment of science, service, and policy for the field of addiction prevention, intervention, treatment and research.

Grantee: Institute for Research, Education,
Program: Addiction Technical Transfer Center
Congressional District: PA-14
FY 2004 Funding: : $633,673
Project Period: 09/30/2001 - 09/29/2006
ATTCs provide state-of-the-art education and training programs to health care professionals, state and local governments, and community organizations. Utilizing comprehensive curricula addressing all elements of addiction treatment and recovery, ATTCs disseminate research-based knowledge to addictions treatment and public health/mental health personnel, institutional and community corrections professionals, and others.

Grantee: Mon Yough Community Services, Inc
Program: Targeted Capacity - HIV/AIDS
Congressional District: PA-14
FY 2004 Funding: : $394,744
Project Period: 09/30/2001 - 09/29/2006
To expand services to work with 18-25 year olds to change the behaviors which put them at risk.

Grantee: Community Services for Children, Inc.
Program: CSAT 2004 EARMARKS
Congressional District: PA-15
FY 2004 Funding: : $49,705
Project Period: 07/15/2004 - 07/14/2005
The purpose of this grant is to provide therapeutic child development services to infants and toddlers impacted by the perinatal and environmental effects of parental substance use.

Grantee: New Directions Treatment Serv
Program: Targeted Capacity - HIV/AIDS
Congressional District: PA-15
FY 2004 Funding: : $500,000
Project Period: 09/30/2003 - 09/29/2008
The New Directions Treatments Services (NDTS) program serves the Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton Metropolitan Statistical Area (ABE/MSA) located in east central Pennsylvania. According to the CDC HIV/AIDS 2000 surveillance report, the ABE/MSA ranks 19th among all MSAs nationwide for the incidence of AIDS among the Hispanic population per 100,000 persons. Currently NDTS is the only methadone treatment program within a 40 mile radius of the ABE/MSA in Pennsylvania. Over the past year, the waiting list for methadone treatment has risen from 70 patients to 139 patients.

Grantee: Pennsylvania Dept of Health
Program: State TCE Screening Brief Intervention Referral Treatment
Congressional District: PA-17
FY 2004 Funding: : $3,307,430
Project Period: 09/30/2003 - 09/29/2008
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will expand its continuum of care to enhance screening, brief intervention, referral, and treatment (SBIRT) in general medical and other community settings for adult (i.e., ages 18-65) patients with substance abuse and dependence disorders who reside in Allegheny, Philadelphia, Huntingdon, Juniata, and Mifflin counties.

Grantee: Gaudenzia, Inc
Program: Targeted Capacity - HIV/AIDS
Congressional District: PA-17
FY 2004 Funding: : $500,000
Project Period: 09/30/2003 - 09/29/2008
The overarching goal of this project is to reduce the incidence of HIV/AIDS among minority substance abusers in Dauphin County. The Project will provide services to 2,427 unduplicated substance abusers over 5 years, including expanded treatment services to 1,727 substance abusers with HIV/AIDS or at high risk and enhanced services to 700 high-risk substance abusers.