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Also, COMBAT funds school-based education programs for nine different law enforcement agencies in Jackson County—programs that address both substance abuse and violence prevention. » LAW ENFORCEMENT SCHOOL-BASED EDUCATION
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CommCare Engaging Patients In Care Coalition
COMMUNITY NETWORK FOR BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, INC. PROGRAM -- EPICC is designed to provide 24/7 referral services, via the Community Network's EPICC hotline, for patients in the Kansas City region who go to hospitals for opioid overdoses, so that they can be connected, upon leaving the hospital, to community-level ongoing care options. Through the efforts of Certified Peer Specialists, CommCare works with individuals, regardless of insurance status, in finding their path of recovery. EPICC partners with community organizations specializing in behavioral health programs, including Medication Assisted Treatment, mental health and substance use disorders, along with other health providers to assist individuals from all walks of life meet their potential. Opioid Use Disorder can affect anyone. The primary recipients of EPICC are high-risk users, including those who are IV users and those who are pregnant.
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Crittention Substance Abuse Prevention Program
CRITTENTON BEHAVIORAL CHILDREN'S CENTER PROGRAM -- SAPP has demonstrated to substantially reduce the incidence of violence and substance abuse among adolescents who have been exposed to multiple adverse life experiences that, if not proactively addressed, result in high likelihood of substance abuse. Within the structure of the residential program, SAPP engages approximately 100 Jackson County youth each year, girls and boys ages 12-19, who are challenged by mental illness and behavioral concerns. They are extremely vulnerable for lives of substance abuse because they come from environments defined by violence, limited parental involvement and family histories of substance abuse, mental illness and poverty.
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EJC Youth Court Peer Diversion Court
EASTERN JACKSON COUNTY YOUTH COURT CENTER PROGRAM -- The high rates of juveniles involved in criminal activities in Jackson County create an increased risk factor associated with violent behaviors and alcohol and drug use for teens. The Eastern Jackson County Youth Court (EJC) exists to hold juvenile offenders accountable for delinquent behaviors; to provide positive peer-led restorative justice, which promotes leadership and positive youth behavior; to increase juvenile offenders knowledge and enhance refusal skills to avoid criminal behavior; including drug use and violent activities; and to reduce repeated criminal behavior and involvement in the juvenile criminal justice system. The EJC is a juvenile prevention peer court, which provides immediate sanctions for juvenile offenders.
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Family Drug Court / Family Court Advocacy Program
JACKSON COUNTY CASA PROGRAM -- Jackson County CASA’s Family Drug Court/Family Court Advocacy Program serves abused and neglected children in the Jackson County Family Court system who are brought under the court's jurisdiction due to parental abuse and/or neglect, which is often linked to parental substance use. This program works directly with the Jackson County Family Drug Court. This special treatment court is designed to work with families affected by substance use disorder, assists the parent(s) to enter treatment and live sober, and places the child in a safe living environment while parent(s) receive support and treatment. The ultimate goal is for a safe and successful family reunification. The Family Drug Court/Family Court Advocacy Program specifically provides support for violence prevention, drug use reduction,and prevention of drug use in drug-exposed children whose parents are in the Family Drug Court program.
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First Call Safe & Healthy Schools
FIRST CALL PROGRAM -- First Call Safe & Healthy Schools is a prevention intervention program serving students attending selected schools in Kansas City Missouri Public Schools (KCPS), Lee’s Summit Public Schools (LSPS) and University Academy—in neighborhoods where illicit drug and crime rates are high. The Safe & Healthy Schools program goal is to create a safe and healthy environment for students. Safe & Healthy Schools will be administered at the elementary, middle, junior high and high school levels. The program focuses on the deployment of LifeSkills Training (Botvin 1995), an evidence-based intervention that offers three, age-specific curricula for elementary, junior high and high school age students, designed to prevent underage drug and alcohol abuse, adolescent tobacco use, violence and other risk behaviors.
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Girl Scouts Outreach Program
GIRL SCOUTS PROGRAM -- The Girl Scout Outreach Program supports leadership development for approximately 800 girls living in high-risk communities through age-appropriate activities—weekly for 90 minutes after school throughout the school year—guided by supportive adults. Through skill-building activities, girls develop attitudes, behaviors and skills like confidence, conflict resolution and problem solving that are critical to well-being and becoming responsible, productive, caring and engaged citizens. The girls served live in low-income neighborhoods in Jackson County and face the greatest risk for substance abuse, violence, deliquency and dropping out of school due to multiple factors associated with racial inequality as well as gender and economic inequity. The Girl Scout program mitigates these risk factors through experiences and activities grounded in best practices in youth development and linked to the Search lnstititues 40 Development assets.
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Guadalupe Bilingual SUD Prevention Programs
GUADALUPE CENTERS, INC. PROGRAM -- Guadalupe Centers’ Bi-Lingual Substance Use Prevention Program is an Anti-Drug Prevention project serving Jackson County youth ages 11-19 during the school year and, new in 2020, expanding to include 10-year old 5th graders through high schoolers up to age 19 during the summer months. During the school year program, youth primarily attend Guadalupe Centers Schools and most reside in Kansas City’s Westside and Northeast neighborhoods. The program provides youth education regarding the physical and social impact of using alcohol and other substances, including an emphasis on abstaining from vaping. The Bi-Lingual Substance Use Prevention program helps develop social, personal and intellectual skills that strengthen self-esteem, positive behaviors and community connections, while emphasizing healthy life choices.
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Healing House Classes & Vocational Training
HEALING HOUSE, INC. PROGRAM -- The Community Classes Program and Vocational Training Program will be created to better reach the community Healing House is located in. While Healing House's primary mission centers on providing safe recovery housing for individuals with Substance Use Disorder (SUD), Healing House has been taking steps to offer more services available to the community, not limited to those who are staying in Healing House's residences. Besides the job training, these programs will improve the aesthetics of the neighborhood and provide services for people in the community. Together, these classes and programs will serve the community by giving them opportunities to improve their mental, emotional and physical health. which will, in turn, decrease the occurrences of SUD and violence.
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Newhouse Children's Substance Use Prevention
NEWHOUSE SHELTER PROGRAM -- Newhouse is an 88-bed emergency shelter facility offering safe housing and critical supportive services to domestic violence victims and their children. For over 47 years, Newhouse has remained dedicated to its mission to break the cycle of domestic violence by providing the tools that allow individuals and families to make positive changes and lead self-sufficient lives. Under this program, Newhouse will add a new position, the Prevention Specialist, to its trauma-informed Children’s Program staff. The Prevention Specialist will work with Newhouse's K-6 school teacher and preschool teachers to incorporate research-based, age-appropriate prevention programming into classes; Newhouse's Children’s Case Manager and Children’s Therapists to incorporate said programming into therapeutic and other group activities; and Newhouse's adult Therapists, Case Managers and Recovery Counselor to coordinate services for children with multiple risk factors.
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ReDiscover: You Are Enough
ReDISCOVER PROGRAM -- The purpose of ReDiscover’s You Are Enough project is to address the effects of trauma on middle and high school aged youths (11+) and their families through school-wide trauma education and treatment. The project will help decrease the likelihood that youths will engage in risky behaviors such as substance use to deal with the depression and anxiety that often accompanies trauma. The target population will be middle school and high school youths, their caregivers and school personnel in the Raytown School District. The district has agreed to provide physical space in six of their individual school buildings for ReDiscover project staff. Trauma education will be provided to students and school personnel and offered to all caregivers through school/community events. Individual trauma treatment will also be offered to students who are experiencing the effects of trauma.
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Reducing Risky Behaviors for Youth & Families
LEE'S SUMMIT CARES PROGRAM -- Lee's Summit CARES (LSC) serves as the only Lee's Summit community coalition addressing youth health and safety. The coalition has been dedicated to preventing youth substance use and violence, empowering positive parenting and promoting exemplary character since 1985. COMBAT funding is used to mobilize youth and adults in strategies of coalition building and prevention programming to impact youth health and safety in the coalition's Greater Lee's Summit service area.The goal of LSC's youth prevention programming is to increase healthy developmental assets that promote resiliency and reduce risky behaviors. Over the past 34 years, LSC has worked to surround youth with protective factors-upstander education to prevent bullying; healthy coping skills to promote mental well-being, drug and alcohol diversion programs to discourage risky behaviors; and parenting programs that develop strong families.
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Sisters In Christ Dahomey Training Center
SISTERS IN CHRIST PROGRAM -- The Dahomey Training Center is an anti-violence and drug prevention program paired with a hands-on job readiness/job training component designed for women facing massive challenges as they tranisition from leaving correctional facilities to re-entering society. Experts agree that drug and violence prevention approaches, coupled with employment programs, have a primary impact on reducing recidivism. Becoming self-sufficient is key to stabilization in all areas of life. Incorporating three components—violence reduction/prevention, drug use reduction/prevention and hands-on employment training—Dahomey will address COMBAT's ex-offender and violent crime reduction areas of need and offer transformation for women leaving incarceration and re-entering society.
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VIOLENCE PREVENTION
COMBAT funds other violence prevention programs—more than 40—offered by a variety of agencies thorughout Jackson County. These programs have been broken down into these sub-categories to assist you in finding services that meet your specific needs
» Bully Prevention
» Child Abuse
» Counseling Services
» Diversion Programs
» Domestic Violence
» Job Training Programs
» Legal Services
» Parenting Programs
» Re-entry Programs
» School Attendance/Truancy
» Sexual Assault Programs
» STRIVIN'
» Victim Support Services
» Youth-Orient Programs