Services
Prevention Program (Subdivision of SUD)
Program Overview
To provide substance use prevention services to the youth of Hempstead and surrounding communities.
Funding is provided by OASAS
Program Coordinator
America Ducena, LCSW
516-538-2613 ext: 262
aducena@hispaniccounseling.org
Location
Nassau County
The Reason
To provide substance use prevention education to children and adolescents within the community on prevention methods to prevent an early onset of substance use.
The Solution
To prevent an early onset of substance use at an early/young age.
The Implementation
This program utilizes evidence based curriculums such as “Too Good for Drugs”, “Too Good for Drugs and Violence”, “Life Skills” and also non-evidence based curriculums such as “Tobacco Cessation” among others. All the curriculums are aimed at providing the youth with the education and tools necessary to avoid an early onset of substance use.
Testimonial
“This program has helped me a lot to have a better life.”
“This program has helped me to be a better person. Before, I was always hanging out with the wrong crowd, and now I like going to school and the after school program at Hispanic Counseling Center.”
Work with HCC
If you need more information, please contact:
America Ducena, LCSW, Program Coordinator at 516-538-2613 ext: 262 or aducena@hispaniccounseling.org or
Yvette Garcia, CASAC-A at (516) 538-2613 ext. 204 or Ygarcia@hispaniccounseling.org