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Promoting
Mental Wellness & Reducing Substance Abuse
A panel of providers and experts, called the
Community Advisors Council, met to craft an agenda that would address
these issues. A Community Impact Team of volunteers evaluated the programs
based on ability to meet the desired outcomes of the RFP and awarded
a total of $418,100 for address Mental Wellness and Substance Abuse.
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Promoting
Mental Wellness
Amount Awarded for 2005 - 2006: $218,800 |
Program
Goals |
Funded
Programs |
| Focus on Accessibility:
Improve accessibility to needed treatment for individuals living
with mental illness in Atlantic County. |
Adult Outpatient Mental Health
Treatment
(AtlantiCare Behavioral Health) $78,200
Child Outpatient Mental Health Treatment
(AtlantiCare Behavioral Health) $11,300
Counseling and Outpatient Services for Adults and Children
(Family Service Association) $84,300
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| Focus on Awareness
and Community Outreach: Improve awareness and understanding
of mental health issues; linking individuals with appropriate
services and creating a greater community understanding of mental
wellness issues and available programs and services |
$5,000 has been earmarked
to fund Atlantic County programs that address this goal. An RFP
will be issued Summer 2005. |
| Sustaining Quality
of Life: Improve/sustain the quality of life for individuals
living with mental illness by connecting them with appropriate
supportive services, e.g. case management, housing, child care
and transportation services so that they can continue to access
treatment. |
Services for
Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Assault
(Atlantic County Women’s Shelter) $40,000 |
Reducing
Substance Abuse
Amount Awarded for 2005 - 2006: $199,300 |
Program
Goals |
Funded
Programs |
| Education, Awareness
& Prevention: Provide Atlantic County youth with
information about the dangers of substance abuse and give them
the increased knowledge, decision-making and resistance skills
to help them avoid using harmful substances. |
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
Prevention
(The Arc of Atlantic County) $3,000
Forest Friends
(Atlantic Prevention Resources) $7,800
Life Skills Training
(Atlantic Prevention Resources) $32,000
Adolescent Treatment & Intervention (Institute
for Human Development) $28,000
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| Treatment:
Increase accessibility for Atlantic County residents to substance
abuse treatment programs, including detoxification, treatment,
aftercare and relapse-prevention programs. |
Outpatient Adult
Substance Abuse Treatment
(AtlantiCare Behavioral Health) $21,000
Outpatient Child Substance Abuse Treatment
(AtlantiCare Behavioral Health) $15,000
Substance Abuse Program
(Family Service Association) $20,000
Sub-Acute Detox Treatment
(Maryville, Inc.) $15,000
Residential Treatment
(Maryville, Inc.) $40,000 |
| Quality of Life:
Improve quality of life in Atlantic County by connecting individuals
with appropriate substance abuse programs, thereby creating a
better place to live, work and play and attend school. |
$17,500 has been earmarked
to fund Atlantic County programs that address this goal. An RFP
will be issued Summer 2005. |
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