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  Philadelphia PRCC Hosts Expungement Clinic May 19, 2012

  Do you have arrests in Philadelphia County that did not lead to convictions? Is your income within 200% of federal poverty guidelines? Find out if you qualify for a recored expungement at this important clinic given by Senator Shirley M. Kitchen and hosted by PRCC.

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• Obama Administration Releases 21st Century Drug Policy Strategy

  The new Strategy outlines 113 specific actions to be undertaken throughout the Federal government to reform U.S. drug policy through innovative and evidence-based public health and safety approaches aimed at reducing drug use and its consequences. Specifically, the new Strategy is guided by three facts: addiction is a disease that can be treated; people with substance use disorders can recover; and innovative new criminal justice reforms can stop the revolving door of drug use, crime, incarceration, and rearrest.

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• Council Sponsors Town Hall Meeting on Underage Drinking

  Parents, teachers and others are welcome to attend May 31 program at Maple Point Middle School. This town hall meeting on underage drinking will feature, “This Place,” a 15-minute film that dramatically captures today’s youth drinking culture and the impact of underage drinking. The program will also include a panel presentation and question-and-answer period. The panel will be comprised of representatives from law enforcement, the medical community, a prevention specialist, a person in recovery, a parent and a concerned youth.

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  Women's Day of Recovery Support

  The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania, Inc., and the Bucks County Drug and Alcohol Commission, Inc., invite mothers in recovery from substance abuse issues to participate in a day of building stronger skills and interacting with their children at a “Women’s Day of Recovery Support.” This FREE program will be held Sunday, May 20th and again Saturday, June 16th.

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• Bucks County Conference on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) on June 15th, 2012

  It is estimated that at minimum 1 in 100 individuals is negatively affected by prenatal alcohol exposure. The lifelong challenges due to brain changes from prenatal alcohol exposure have implications for every system of care, including early intervention, education, substance use disorder treatment, mental health treatment, developmental disabilities, child welfare, healthcare, criminal justice, and more. An understanding of these potential challenges and how they can be uniquely addressed can lead to better outcomes for individuals, families, and communities. This conference is sponsored by The Bucks County Drug & Alcohol Commission, Inc. and is limited to Health and Human Services Professsionals who live or work in Bucks County.

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  Volunteers Celebrated During National Volunteer Week

  On April 18th The Council celebrated our many volunteers during National Volunteer Week. The Council is grateful to have the working hands and wonderful hearts of our volunteers. Thank you one and all!

Who We Are

The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania, Inc., an affiliate of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD), is a private non-profit organization serving Bucks County, Chester County, Delaware County, Montgomery County and Philadelphia County. The Council provides a wide range of services to families, schools, businesses, individuals and the community at large regardless of ability to pay, ethnicity, race, gender, age and/or sexual orientation.

Our Mission

To provide resources and opportunities to reduce the impact of addiction, trauma and other related health issues for the entire community. We accomplish this through prevention, consultation, education, advocacy, assessment, intervention and recovery support services.

Thank You

The Council is grateful for the support, funding, and collaboration with our partners, stakeholders and helpful community noted below. We are thankful for the partial funding for our programs made possible by the Bucks County Drug & Alcohol Commission, Inc; the Philadelphia Department of  Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services; SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and Center for Substance Abuse Treatment; Chester County Department of Drug and Alcohol Services; Delaware County Office of Behavioral Health; Montgomery County Office of Drug & Alcohol Programs; Montgomery County Human Services Center and the donations of private foundations; corporations; and Individuals. 

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