AREA SUBSTANCE ABUSE COUNCIL INC
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Substance Use Prevention Strategies
ASAC PREVENTION DELIVERS SUBSTANCE USE AND PROBLEM GAMBLING PREVENTIONS STRATEGIES AND TRAINING IN FIVE COUNTIES IN EASTERN IOWA INCLUDING LINN, JONES, BENTON, JACKSON, AND CLINTON. IN THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 2022, CERTIFIED PREVENTION SPECIALISTS IMPLEMENTED STRATEGIES DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN PERCEPTION OF THE HARM OF SUBSTANCE USE AND PROBLEM GAMBLING BEHAVIORS WITH YOUTH. NEW PROJECTS WERE LAUNCHED WITH FOCUSED ON OPIOID AND PSYCHOSTIMULANT USE IN THE COMMUNITY WORKING WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, FIRST RESPONDERS, NURSE PRACTITIONERES AND PHYSICIAN'S ASSISTANTS. CARRYING ON WITH NEW WAYS TO REACH YOUTH AND ADULTS DUE TO COVID-19, ASAC CONTINUES TO USE VIRTUAL MEETINGS AND SOCIAL MEDIA. ASAC COMPLETED RESEARCH ON THE COMMUNITY CAPACITY AND NEED FOR ADDITIONAL PREVENTION SERVICES AND DEVELOPED STRATEGIC PLANS, LOGIC MODELS, AND ACTION PLANS TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE USE AND PROBLEM GAMBLING IN THE FIVE COUNTIES USING THE STRATEGIC PREVENTION FRAMEWORK. THESE DOCUMENTS THAT WERE SUBMITTED TO IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH WILL SERVE AS A TOOL TO GUIDE PREVENTION SERVICES IN EACH COUNTY.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$596.3KComprehensive Substance Use Treatment Services
ASAC PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE CONTINUUM OF SUBSTANCE USE TREATMENT INCLUDING EARLY INTERVENTION, ASSESSMENT, OUTPATIENT, RESIDENTIAL, HALFWAY HOUSE, PARTIAL HOSPITALIZATION, CARE NAVIGATION AND TRANSITIONAL HOUSING FOR THOSE IN TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES. PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO MEET THE UNIQUE NEEDS OF ADOLESCENTS, MEN, WOMEN, PREGNANT WOMEN, WOMEN WITH CHILDREN AND FAMILIES. IN FISCAL YEAR 2022, ASAC SERVED MORE THAN 3,000 PATIENTS WITH 52% SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING TREATMENT, EXCEEDING THE BENCHMARK SET BY THE IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH (IDPH). UPON SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING TREATMENT, 94% OF PATIENTS REPORT BEING SATISFIED WITH THEIR OVERALL QUALITY OF LIFE COMPARED TO 82% AT THE TIME OF ADMISSION. AT 6-MONTHS FOLLOWING TREATMENT, 82% REPORT REMAINING ABSTINENT (IPDH BENCHMARK IS 40%). ASAC EXPANDED RECOVERY SERVICES SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS WITH HOUSING AND CARE SUPPORT SERVICES.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2021 – Jun 30, 2022Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$7.4MProgram 1 [2025]
ASAC PREVENTION DELIVERS EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGIES AND COMMUNITY EDUCATION TO ADDRESS SUBSTANCE MISUSE, PROBLEM GAMBLING, AND SUICIDE PREVENTION IN SEVEN COUNTIES IN EASTERN IOWA INCLUDING LINN, JONES, BENTON, JACKSON, CLINTON, DUBUQUE, AND DELAWARE. CERTIFIED PREVENTION SPECIALISTS IMPLEMENT STRATEGIES INTENDED TO PREVENT OR REDUCE THERISK OF DEVELOPING A BEHAVIORAL HEALTH PROBLEM. PREVENTION STRATEGIES INCLUDE PRIMARY PREVENTION SERVICES DIRECTED TOWARDS YOUTH AND ADULTS PRIOR TO ONSET, COALITION COORDINATION TO STRENGTHEN COLLABORATION AMONG VARIOUS SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO ARE ALL WORKING TO PREVENT SUBSTANCE MISUSE, PROBLEM GAMBLING, AND SUICIDE, PROMOTION AND INTERVENTION TO SUPPORT THE ENTIRE CONTINUUM OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES, AND NETWORK SERVICES TO IMPROVE, PROMOTE, AND EXPAND SERVICES ACROSS THE ASAC SERVICE AREA. THESE PREVENTION STRATEGIES INCREASE THE UNDERSTANDING OF SUBSTANCE MISUSE, PROBLEM GAMBLING ISSUES, AND SUICIDE AND REDUCE THE STIGMA OF RECEIVING SUPPORT TO ADDRESS THESE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONCERNS. ASAC PREVENTION COLLABORATES WITH COMMUNITY SECTORS SUCH AS SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION, FIRST RESPONDERS, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY SERVICES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, AS WELL AS OTHERS, TO ASSESS COMMUNITY NEEDS, BUILD CAPACITY TO ADDRESS THOSE NEEDS, PLAN AND IMPLEMENT EVIDENCE-BASED AND PROMISING PRACTICES RELATED TO THOSE NEEDS, AND EVALUATE THE PRACTICES TO ENSURE SUSTAINABILITY.ASAC PREVENTION PROJECTS ARE SUPPORTED BY FEDERAL, STATE, COUNTY, AND LOCAL AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS TO ENSURE EXCEPTIONAL PREVENTION SERVICES ARE AVAILABLE AND IMPLEMENTED THROUGHOUT ASACS SEVEN-COUNTY CATCHMENT AREA.GeographiesNot indicatedDatesJul 1, 2024 – Jun 30, 2025Source990No causes providedNo populations provided–$1.8M
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