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Diversion services help youth make better choices and parents recognize signs and symptoms. Topics include: - Chemical Awareness Program (CAP) (tobacco, e-cigs, alcohol, and drugs) (not a treatment program) - Restorative Justice Conferencing: Mediation that includes offender, victims, and their respective support groups - Community work service hours - Creative Responses to Conflict (helping the youth to develop alternative ways in dealing with conflict) - Restitution - Bullying Awareness Program (BAP) - Distracted Driving Awareness Program (DDAP) (helping young drivers become educated on how to prevent risky behaviors and attitudes while driving or prior to being a licensed driver) - Responsible Social Media Use (RSMU) (helping youth who are struggling to use social media in a healthy way) - Theft Awareness Program (TAP) - Teen Intervene Program (TI)

Provides substance use prevention, intervention, education, and support services to those in need. Services provided: - Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders Outpatient Treatment Program: Offers a thorough assessment, treatment, peer support, and educational classes to adults. The outpatient program is designed to help individuals understand their substance use, mental health, and the negative impact it has on their lives. - Substance Use Assessments: Offers a comprehensive substance use assessment to adults and adolescents age 13 and older. The assessment is conducted to evaluate the person's substance use history, physical and mental health, medications, past treatment experiences, daily life, and legal issues related to substance use. - Substance Use Counseling and Group Sessions: Offers individual and group sessions for outpatient treatment and aftercare programs. Clients meet with clinicians to develop treatment goals and monitor progress. The program utilizes culturally specific and evidence-based practices such as Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and recovery management skills.

Government, social service, health departments, and school districts along with parents, private agencies business and community groups collaborate to make existing services more available and responsive to families Offers: - Training on relevant topics - Volunteer opportunities - THRIVE parent education, information, resources, and referrals for children with challenging early childhood behaviors - Youth program committee with youth representatives to give feedback on existing programs - Substance use prevention committee - Tobacco use prevention committee

Community Health Unit partnering with community groups to provide health education on certain topics such as: - Chemical Health: Alcohol and drug prevention - Mental wellness - Statewide Health Improvement Program(SHIP): Encourage physical activity, improve nutrition, and reduce tobacco exposure and usage - Toward Zero Deaths (TZD) Safe Roads coalition: Outreach and enforcement on traffic safety

Conducts community health education, including: - Karen chemical dependency program - Karen family planning program such as reproductive health, child spacing, and related topics - Mental Health and family relationships

Provides public health services including: - Blood pressure monitoring and screening - Immunizations for children and adults who meet eligibility requirements - Nursing assessments for care services such as homemaker, home health aide, and adult day care - Smoking, alcohol, and drug abuse education/prevention

Offers the following health services: - Blood pressure and blood sugar screenings - Child and adult immunizations - Cholesterol screening - Dental varnishing/fluoride treatment - Disease prevention and control - Flu shots - Foot care -Hearing and vision screenings - Height and weight checks - Hemoglobin testing - Hepatitis C and HIV screenings - Lead testing - Mantoux (TB) testing - WIC clinics

Law enforcement services: - Civil Process - County Communication Center 911 - County jail - Court security - Criminal investigation - Crime prevention - Drug prevention programs - Gun safety - Prisoner transports - Search and rescue - Victim and assistance - Warrants

Provides chemical dependency treatment, including: - Comprehensive outpatient program including day and evening treatment options - Comprehensive chemical health assessment - Daily chemical education and support groups - Methadone and Buprenorphine (Suboxone) Treatment - Medically supervised taper

Municipal police department - Drug abuse education (DARE) - General crime victim/witness assistance - Law enforcement records and files - Missing persons location assistance

Provides health education resources, teaching, and consultation on a variety of topics including: - Car seat checks - Chemical health services - Healthy eating and active living - Violence prevention

- Healthy Movement Programming includes: - Athletic programs: Individual/teams including basketball, flag football, soccer and baseball - Open gym and physical activities - Outdoor and environmental education - Conflict resolution - Counseling - Education/Computer Learning Center includes computer driving stimulation program to practice safe driving, basic instruction, and avoiding risky behaviors while driving - Nutrition program includes: - Healthy meal/snack served daily - Nutrition education and meal preparation - Gardening opportunities - K - 8 Reading and literacy enrichment program for youth who have been assessed as needing focused reading support, and numeracy enrichment to assist youth in transition from "learning to read" to "reading to learn" skills with a focus on building math proficiencies - K - 12 Academic enrichment program for youth to promote academic growth Offers 1:1 academic support including tutoring, skills to become self-directed learners, STEM focused activities and Mentoring program - Leadership/citizenship groups - Life skills education - Teen Pathways College Readiness Program: Individualized support and assistance preparing youth for ACT/SAT exams, college applications, college visits and other assistance as needed to ensure student's progress - Teen Pathways Employment Readiness Program: Individualized and mentoring support to enhance working and life skills including managing a checking account, creating a budget, saving and investing, career plans and mentoring, vocational exploration, interviewing techniques and additional services as needed to ensure a student's success beyond high school - "Smart Moves" drug and alcohol use prevention program and premature sexual activity prevention

Provides residential drug and alcohol dependency for ages 13 - 18 - 14 Bed facility - Residential Drug and Alcohol dependency - Support groups - Education provided by District #318 - One on one counseling - Recreation - Spirituality

Offers services for adolescents with alcohol or other drug problems including: - Chemical dependency evaluations to assess chemical use - Psychological functioning, peer relationships, school performance and family functioning - Inpatient adolescent treatment - Outpatient adolescent treatment - Individual interventionl program, which helps young people and families with chemical abuse problems learn about behavior management, progression of chemical use and related consequences, limit setting, communication and conflict resolution skills. Staff: - Colleen MacKay LADC, Director of Services - Dr. Don Farnsworth PHD, Clinical Psychologist - Kelly Owens LADC, Adolescent Counselor - Dawn Jolicoeur LADC, Adolescent Inpatient Counselor - Debbie Kilpela LPN, Client Care Coordinator - Brandon Torgerson LADC, P.T. Adolescent Counselor

Provides a multi-disciplinary approach toward the treatment of chemically-dependent individuals, their families, and their significant others. Services are available on both a residential or outpatient basis; Outpatient programs are available during the day or in the evening. Each client has an individual treatment plan and aftercare recommendations directed toward their specific needs and circumstances. Staff is also available for assessments, interventions, and educational presentations.

- Information and resources on prevention of alcohol, tobacco and other drug abuse; violence and other health problems - Information and resources on building assets and healthy communities - Technical assistance to community organizations and partnerships - Training and networking opportunities - Simple Steps Walking Program: Individuals can sign up to earn rewards for walking. Participants are eligible to earn lunch boxes, pedometers, and gift cards.

- 9-1-1 emergency service - Child abuse investigation - Civil process service - Court security - Crime prevention and education services - Criminal investigation - Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E) - Emergency disaster preparedness - Jail

Monitors diseases and promotes a healthy community. Services include: - Adult and children vaccinations and information. Vaccinations are offered at the Horizon Public Health Office in Alexandria. - Community education resources to protect and prevent diseases from insects, common infections, lead poisoning, and viruses. - Safe drinking water testing: helps address common concerns, including: arsenic, coliform bacteria, lead, manganese, and nitrate and support treatment of contaminants in private wells. - Substance misuse prevention resources

Supports positive youth development for ethnic cultural minority youth who are suspected of using alcohol or other drugs, use alcohol or other drugs, or who have family members and/or friends who are using. The program uses a pro-social approach which engages youth within their communities, schools, peer groups, and families. The program provides one-on-one support to increase knowledge, develop life skills, and overcome hurdles by fostering positive relationships.

Provides substance use prevention services, including: - Drug and Alcohol Education Diversion Program: For youth and young adults in the beginning stages of substance use who have gotten into legal or school trouble due to their substance use. Parents are required to participate for participants under age 18. - Individual and family substance use counseling for adolescents, young adults, and adults - Substance Use Assessments: A licensed alcohol and drug counselor conducts substance use assessments for adolescents and adults

Provides substance use outpatient and counseling services to adults, adolescents, and families. Services include: - After school treatment programs for adolescents and their families - Alcohol and drug education seminar - Morning and evening treatment programs for adults - Substance use assessments and free consultations

Monitors diseases and promotes a healthy community. Services include: - Adult and children vaccinations and information. Vaccinations are offered at the Horizon Public Health Office in Alexandria. - Community education resources to protect and prevent diseases from insects, common infections, lead poisoning, and viruses. - Safe drinking water testing: helps address common concerns, including: arsenic, coliform bacteria, lead, manganese, and nitrate and support treatment of contaminants in private wells. - Substance misuse prevention resources

Offers a variety of community health services, including: - Community health promotion - Health education programs - School health programs including screening, education, and consultation to schools through contractual arrangements - Foot care clinics - Statewide Health Improvement Program (SHIP) interventions to prevent obesity by implementing policy, systems, and environmental changes to increase physical activity and intake of healthy food choices - Programs to decrease the use of tobacco and other drugs in youth and decrease the use of tobacco in all populations

Offers the following health services: - Blood pressure and blood sugar screenings - Child and adult immunizations - Cholesterol screening - Dental varnishing/fluoride treatment - Disease prevention and control - Flu shots - Foot care -Hearing and vision screenings - Height and weight checks - Hemoglobin testing - Hepatitis C and HIV screenings - Lead testing - Mantoux (TB) testing - WIC clinics

Trauma-informed, client-centered treatment approach in group and individual outpatient counseling for women. Counselors work to establish a recovery plan with clients. Team of providers including: - Medication prescriber - Psychologist - ARMHS worker - Peer recovery coach - Social workers/probation officers already involved with client's recovery Provides: - Rule 25 assessments - Family counseling - Client and family education - Relapse/recovery groups - Community education