POST-DISPOSITIONAL JUDICIAL
ALTERNATIVES FOR YOUTH
AGENCIES THAT FOCUS ON YOUTH DRUG/ALCOHOL TREATMENT
Alcohol and Drug Dependency Services, Inc. Family Addictions Outpatient Services,.107 Delaware Avenue, Statler Tower, Suite 555, Buffalo, NY 14202. Contact Gerard Para (716) 855-0163.
Primary Service Provided: Defender based advocacy & drug/alcohol treatment.
Type of Service: Case management, workshop/group. In-house services, alcohol/drug individual and family counseling.
Judicial Stage: All. Serving all courts. Eligibility/target offense, felony, misdemeanor and probation/parole violations.
Description of Service: Provides services to adolescents and adults who are experiencing problems with drug/alcohol abuse. Individual and group counseling available to Spanish speaking people. Offers Concerned Persons Program for significant others of alcoholic persons to address their special needs, options and plans for living. Supportive group environmental with other peers struggling with similar problems. We now have a specialized Criminal Justice Program.
Length of Participation: 2 months-1 year
Waiting List: None
Alcohol and Drug Dependency Services, Inc. Renaissance House, 920 Harlem Road West Seneca, NY 14224.
Contact: Karen Ackerman Admissions Counselor for Boys (716) 821-039; Kathy Damon for Girls Admission (716) 821-9220.
Primary Service Provided: Inpatient rehabilitation program for adolescent boys and girls.
Type of Service: Treatment for chemically dependent adolescents.
Judicial Stage:
Post-disposition and continuous service. Serving
all courts except U.S. Courts.
Eligibility/target offense felony, misdemeanor and probation/parole violations.
Restrictions, male and female adolescents 12-18 and
their families.
Description of Services: Specialized programming to meet the needs of
individuals. Includes counseling, medical, education and recreational
activities. Treatment of family members is an integral part of the program.
The goal of the program is to educate, treat and assist in restoring
chemically dependent adolescents to a drug-free lifestyle while fostering
a sense of self worth and responsibility in each individual.
Length of Participation: 3-5 months
Waiting List: Sporadic
Bry Lin Hospitals Niagara County Outpatient Clinic Meadowbrook Square, 3571 Niagara Falls Blvd. North Tonawanda, NY 14120. Contact Patricia Bax, Supervisor of Outpatient Services (716) 693-5200
Primary Service Provided: Drug/alcohol treatment, education, and mental health treatment.
Type of Service: Case management, workshop/group, alcohol/drug, individual and family counseling, living skills.
Judicial Stage: Post-disposition, serving all courts except Family Court. Eligibility/target offense, felony, misdemeanor and probation/parole violations. Restricted to adults age 18 and over. Will also take adolescents.
Description of Service: Recovery accomplished through multidisciplinary approach to individualized treatment plans, including medical management, individual/group counseling, didactic/experiential education, resocialization techniques, role play and 12-step. Focus and abstinence from mood-altering chemicals, understanding internal changes in client's life. Continuum of care includes assessment, medical detoxification, inpatient/outpatient/aftercare services. Medicaid/private insurance.
Length of Participation: 4-6 months
Waiting
List: NoneBuffalo Beacon Corp., 3140 Sheridan Drive, Amherst, NY 14150. Contact Jacqueline Nicastro (716) 831-1937
Primary Service:
Drug/Alcohol TreatmentType of Service:
Outpatient individual and group therapy. In-house services, alcohol/drug counseling. Individual and family counseling education, and living skills.Judicial Stage:
All. Serving all courts, eligibility/target offense, felony misdemeanor and parole/probation violations.Description of
Service: Outpatient alcoholism and chemical dependency services for individuals suffering from addiction and their families. Individual evaluation and counseling for specific needs. Alternative to inpatient program. Specialized programs for men, women, prostitutes, adolescents and family alcoholism. Additional sites, 695 Ellicott Square Suite 112, Buffalo, NY 14203, (716) 853-0243; 36 East Avenue, Lockport, NY, 14094, (716) 439-6815; 473 Third Street, Niagara Falls, NY 14301 (716) 282-4480.Length of
Participation: Varies based on need.Waiting
List: NoneBuffalo Teen Challenge, 124 Locust Street, Buffalo, NY 14204. Contact Ms. Dawn Ackman (716) 855-0602
Primary Service: Drug/Alcohol treatment, education intensive supervision, in addition to residential, drug/alcohol, individual counseling, employment search, family counseling, living and job training skills, and religious activities.
Judicial Stage: Post-disposition. Serving all courts except Family court. Eligibility/target offense, felony, misdemeanor and probation/ parole violations. Restricted to males age 18 and over.
Description of Service: Residential Christian ministry for men with problems of drug abuse, and/or trouble with the law. 2-part program: 1) 3-4 month induction learning discipline-bible study, work, daily schedule, 2) 8 month vocational training at 220 acre farm in Rehrersburg, PA, teaching geared toward the meaning of a fulfilled, productive life, includes cooperation with local schools for high school diploma/GED.
Length of Participation: 12 months
Waiting List: 1 week-2 months
ECMC Division of Chemical Dependency Downtown Alcoholism Clinic, 1280 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14209. Contact Joseph M. Saeva, CASAC, NCACII, Program Coordinator (716) 883-4517 Fax: 881-3963
Primary Service Provided: Drug/alcohol treatment.
Type of Service: Case management, workshop/group. In house services, living skills, alcohol/drug, and individual counseling.
Judicial Stage: Post-disposition and continuous service, serving all courts. Eligibility/target offense misdemeanor and probation/parole violations. Restricted to adults, adolescents and children (ages 4-17). No violent, sex or arson offenses.
Description of Service: Assessment, individualized treatment plans. Intensive Rehabilitation Intervention Services (IRIS) is 4 hour/day/6 day/week program for intensive stabilization to become and remain drug-free, day and evening schedules. Family Services Program treats alcoholism as a family illness, includes co-dependent evaluations, children's and parent's groups, couples and adolescent counseling. Child Care Recovery and Learning Center for children 4-17. Chronic Relapse Program.
Length of
Participation: Varies based on needWaiting List: 1 week
ECMC Division of Chemical Dependency West Eagle Clinical Services,134 West Eagle Clinical Services, Buffalo, NY 14202. Contact Frank Kadryna, Team Leader (716) 858-2921 Fax: 858-2929.
Primary Service Provided: Drug/Alcohol Treatment.
Type of Service: Case management, workshop/group. In-house services, alcohol/drug, individual counseling, living skills.
Judicial Stage:
Post-disposition and continuous service serving all courts.
Eligibility/target offense, misdemeanor and
probation/parole violations. Restrictions, adults, adolescents and children (ages
4-17). No violent, sex or arson offense.
Description of Service: Assessment,
individualized treatment plans. Intensive Rehabilitation Intervention Services
(IRIS) is 4 hour/day/6 day/week program for intensive stabilization to become
and remain drug-free, day and evening schedules. Family Services Program
treats alcoholism as a family illness, includes co-dependent evaluations,
children's and parent's groups, couples and adolescent counseling. Child Care
Recovery and Learning Center for children 4-17. Chronic Relapse Program.
Length of Participation: Varies based on need.
Waiting List: 0-2 days
ECMC Northern Erie Clinical Services, 2282 Elmwood Ave Kenmore, NY 14217. Contact Kim Drozdz, BA, CASAC (716) 874-5536.
Primary Service Provided: Drug/alcohol treatment.
Type of Service: Case management, workshop/group. In house services include alcohol/drug, individual and family counseling, health care and living skills.
Judicial Stage: Post-disposition and continuous service, serving all courts. Eligibility/target offense felony, misdemeanor and probation/parole violations
. Restricted to adults, adolescents and children (4-17). No violent, sex or arson offenses.Description of Service: Assessment, individualized treatment plans. Short and long term treatment. Family Services Program treats alcoholism as a family illness, includes co-dependent evaluations, children's and parent's groups, couples and adolescent counseling, skills groups, assertiveness training, feelings management and relapse prevention. Child Care Recovery and Learning Center for children 4-17 dealing with chemically dependent parents or with their own drug problem. Chronic Relapse Program.
Length of Participation: Varies based on need
Waiting List: 2 days
ECMC Southern Erie Clinical Services, 517 Sunset Drive, Hamburg, NY 14075. Contact Program Manager Joan Moslow (716) 648-7584
Primary Service Provided: Drug/alcohol treatment.
Type of Service: Case management, workshop/group. In house services, health care, living skills, alcohol/drug, individual, and family counseling.
Judicial Stage: Post-disposition, serving all courts. Eligibility/target offenses, felony, misdemeanor and probation/parole violations. Restricted to adults, adolescents and children (4-17). No violent, sex or arson offenses.
Description of Service: Assessment, individualized treatment plans. Short and long term treatment. Family Services Program treats alcoholism as a family illness, includes co-dependent evaluations, children's and parent's groups, couples and adolescent counseling, skills groups, assertiveness training, feelings management and relapse prevention. Child Care Recovery and Learning Center for children 4-17 dealing with chemically dependent parents or with their own drug problem. Chronic Relapse Program.
Length of Participation: Contact agency
Waiting List: 2 days
Erie Niagara
Counseling Associates 6245 Sheridan Drive
Williamsville, NY 14221. Contact James Coles, Clinical Director (716)
634-0403.
Primary Service: Drug/alcohol
treatment, education, first offender diversion, pre-trial evaluation.
Type of Service: Day treatment workshop/group In-house services alcohol/drug, family, individual counseling, education.
Judicial Stage: Serving all courts. Eligibility/target offense, felony, misdemeanor and probation/parole violations. Restrictions, must be willing to participate.
Description of Service: Evaluations for individuals and families affected by alcohol and substance abuse. Outpatient counseling including individual, couple and family. Group therapy for recovering individuals, couples, children of alcoholics. Specialized women's programs and intensive alternative to inpatient. Educational workshops to agencies and businesses. Adolescent evaluation and treatment.
Length of Participation: Varies based on need
Waiting List: 1 week
Hispanic Services, 254 Virginia Street, Buffalo, NY 14201.
Contact: Catalino Vazquez, (716) 852-2359
Primary Service Provided: Drug/alcohol treatment education.
Type of Service: Case management, workshop/group. In-house services, education alcohol/drug individual, and family, counseling. Living skills, parenting, recreation and religious activities.
Judicial Stage: Pre-disposition and continuous service, serving City and Family court. Eligibility/target offense, felony and misdemeanor. Restricted to hispanic youth.
Description of Service: Holistic approach to services, bilingual personnel (Spanish/English). Youth development workshops, advocacy, counseling, guidance, translation and interpretation. Focus on enhancing, empowering and educating clients to draw from their personal resources in order to resolve their problems, concerns and needs. Goal is to help people help themselves. Assistance usually lasts for 4 workshops, can be ongoing.
Length of Participation: 4 workshops
Waiting List: None
Mid-Erie Matthew Gajewski Human Services Center, 1526 Walden, Cheektowaga, NY 14225.
Contact: Ken Duszynski 895-6700
Primary Service Provided: Mental health treatment.
Type of Service: Case management, day treatment.
Judicial Stage: Pre and post disposition serving all courts. Eligibility/target offense felony, misdemeanor and probation/parole violations. Restricted to children and adults.
List of in-house Services: Alcohol/drug, individual, family counseling, education, living skills, parenting.
Description of Service: Pre-admission comprehensive assessment links client with appropriate program, can occur at office/home/institution. Child and adult mental health, family counseling, psychiatric treatment, individual/group counseling, chemical dependency assessments and treatment. Groups on parenting, self-esteem, living with a physical and/or mental illness, anger management and women's issues. Medication evaluation. Medicare/Medicaid/private/sliding fee.
Length of Participation: Varies based on need
Waiting List: None