Program areas at Northern Shenandoah Valley Substance Abuse Coalition
The northwest regional adult drug treatment court (nradtc) served 31 individuals in the fiscal year ending 06/30/23 with 16 new clients entering the program and 11 clients successfully completing the program. Participants received outpatient treatment, individual therapy, case management, and peer services. In june 2023 the Virginia supreme court approved both the Shenandoah county and warren county drug treatment courts. In addition to the nradtc, nsvsac will oversee the 2 new drug treatment courts. Both programs began operations in august 2023.
The community-based assessment and treatment for adolescents & families to launch interventions for substances and trauma (catalist) was established to promote intentional behavioral and cultural changes to adolescents, ages 12 to 17 years old, and their primary caregivers. Referrals are received from the winchester public schools, the court services unit, and the winchester medical center. The goals of the program are: 1. Help youth and their caregivers understand their risk levels for Substance use, mental health disorders, and trauma. 2. Offer early interventions for Substance misuse or mental health or trauma symptoms. 3. Provide effective treatment, recovery, and support services for youth and their caregivers. The program was successfully turned over to Valley health behavioral health in july 2023.
The law enforcement overdose intervention program (leoip) ended on 12/31/22. Overall, a total of 60 individuals were referred into the program of which 51 were referred to a higher level of care based on the needs identified in the initial clinical assessment. The leoip program had a total of 32 individuals participate with 7 of the participants successfully completing the program.
Nsvsac continued the give me a reason drug prevention initiative program. Local juvenile and domestic relations court judges continue to utilize the drug screens by testing juveniles who are involved in the justice system. The judges also provide the kits to parents of the youth. $26,000 in funds were provided to the winchester public school system for a vape detection system.