2012-015 RES APPROVING/AUTHORIZING PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE (ETCADA)

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Detailed description of project (including description of need, scope of work, methodology, who benetits, number of beneficiaries, other project partners, etc.): Access to Recovery - Addiction is a disease that impacts every aspect of our community and contributes to some of our most devastating social problems. It is often a silent partner in domestic violence, child abuse, teen pregnancy, high school dropout, and crime. It threatens families as well as the very fabric of our society. Drug abuse is a growing problem that is best addressed by comprehensive programs that combine community resources, professional intervention, and local financial su ort. All too often, b the time an alcoholic/addict seeks hel he/she has lost em lo ent and the health insurance benefits that go with employment. The State of Texas provides help for individuals who cannot afford drug/alcohol treatment. Access to Recovery (ATR) links people to the state-funded treatment. ETCADA provides a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor at the Paris office (3737 Lamar Ave. #200) to administer n e e al for tho e ho are seekin hel for their addiction. The counselor is available at the Paris office one da er week. ETCADA maintains crisis hel 24/7 throu h its toll free Hel Line (800-441-8639). School-Based Prevention Program: Trained ETCADA staff facilitate drug and alcohol prevention programs in Paris and North Lamar ISD's. These programs are designed to reduce the onset of the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs by youth. ETCADA's prevention program serves youth in grades 3-8. Students, grade 3-5, go through an 8-week curriculum, o acco Prevention trainin . Students rade 6-8 go through a 10-week curriculum Youth Connection and two one-week Tobacco Trainin s. Juvenile Probation Pro ram: Youth in Paris Alternative School participate in an intensive intervention program called Project Toward No Drug Abuse. Students work through the 10-week program and receive individual counseling. Youth who are involved in the justice system also receive Project Toward No Drug Abuse and individual counseling. Project partners in Paris/Lamar County include Chisum, Cecil Everette, Aaron Parker, Aikin, and Justiss Elementar Schools Paris Hi h School Paris and North Lamar AEP's, and Paris Probation and Truanc . In 2010, ETCADA rovided 138 Individual Counseling Sessions for Youth, 669 School Based Prevention Program (youth served), 25 Individual Counseling to Access Drug/Alcohol Treatment and 1683 Community Drug and Alcohol Prevention Presentations. City of Paris Revised 6/10/08