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Resource guide to treatment, recovery and support
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Contact
information is provided for the programs mentioned in
previous articles. For a comprehensive list of resources,
click here.
The Bridge, 8400 Pine Road, Philadelphia, PA 19111,
(215) 342-5000:
Offers long- and short-term residential drug and alcohol
abuse programs primarily for African American youth ages 14
to 18, with individual, group, and family therapy, life
skills activities and high school education.
Center for Community Alternatives: Syracuse Recovery
Community Support Project, 115 East Jefferson St., Suite
300, Syracuse, NY 13202, (315) 422-5638, ext. 222: Organizes recovering
individuals to improve the delivery of treatment to
offenders and ex-offenders and to help reduce the dual
stigmatization of ex-offenders in recovery.
Family Justice,
625 Broadway, 8th Floor, New York, NY, 10012; (212) 457-1500: A
nonprofit organization that draws on the natural resources
of families to break cycles of involvement with the criminal
justice system.
GROUP Ministries, Inc.: Peer Outreach to Recovery Community,
1333 Jefferson Ave., Buffalo, NY 14208; (716) 883-4367, ext.
18; abeeboyd@aol.com: Provides peer recovery support
services focused primarily on African Americans and other
people of color.
National GAINS Center for People with Co-Occurring Disorders
in the Justice System, 345 Delaware Ave., Delmar, NY 12054;
(800) 311-4246: Provides access to
community-based services for adult and juvenile criminal
offenders with co-occurring mental illness and alcohol and
drug use disorders.
TASC, Inc. (Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities)
Restoring Citizenship, 1500 North Halsted St., Chicago,
IL 60622; (312) 573-8211:
Supports ex-offenders in restoring themselves to healthy and
productive citizenship; sponsors Winners' Circles, peer-led
recovery support groups for ex-offenders and their families.
Vera Institute of Justice - La Bodega de la Familia,
272 East Third St., New York, NY 10009; (212) 982-2335: Offers family- and community-based recovery
services for people on parole or probation.
VOICES for Addiction Recovery, NC, Inc, P.O. Box 2925,
Asheville, NC 28802; (828) 252-9022:
Serves addicted, single pregnant women, addicted teenagers
and adults who have become part of the criminal justice
system and the growing Hispanic population with addiction
issues.
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