Univeristy of Arkansas Medical Sciences new treatment program
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Updated: April 17, 2007
The grant will fund a collaborative project, Delta Positive Reinforcement of Minors to Increase Self Esteem (PROMISE), that partners the PRI and Counseling Services of Eastern Arkansas to develop substance abuse treatment services in Phillips and Lee counties, part of the state`s Delta region.
Delta PROMISE will target age 12 to 18-year-old, high-risk adolescents with mental health and substance use problems with treatment techniques designed to promote positive development, competency and coping skills.
The project is funded by a three-year, nearly $900,000 grant from the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The effort is expected to begin providing services in early 2007.
The project seeks to promote positive types of behavior that motivate participants to avoid drugs and stay in school as well as encourage them to spend more time with non-substance-abusing peers and family.
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