WestCare Nevada, Inc. WestCare Nevada, Inc. Adolescent Adolescent - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

WestCare Nevada, Inc. WestCare Nevada, Inc. Adolescent Adolescent Programs Programs Serving approximately 3,000 adolescent from the ages of 10 to 17, throughout WestCare Nevada’s 4 main facilities.

WestCare Nevada’s Adolescents Continuum of WestCare Nevada’s Adolescents Continuum of Services Ranging from Prevention to Residential Services Ranging from Prevention to Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Substance Abuse Treatment � The 4 Main Facilities are : Community Involvement Center – � – 401 S. Martin Luther King Blvd., Las Vegas NV 89106 Harris Springs Ranch – � – 4300 Harris Springs Ranch Road, Las Vegas NV 89124 � Pahrump Community Involvement Center – – 1161 Loop Rd Pahrump NV Women’s and Children’s Campus – � – 5659 Duncan Drive, Las Vegas NV 89130

Crisis Stabilization Crisis Stabilization � Youth boys and girls ages 10 to 17 � 24-hours a day 7 days a week � Immediate safe haven for runaway/homeless in need of crisis intervention or emergency placement. The program provides alternatives for runaway youth and works to reunite runaways with their family unit. Special emphasis is placed on alternatives for adolescent and parent abuse and for family violence. � 24-hour Crisis Hotline (702) 385-3332

Adolescent Detoxification Adolescent Detoxification Adolescent Detoxification program where youth can receive supervised detoxification services and early intervention to adolescent substance abuse problems. The program's philosophy is that successful detoxification can be accomplished in a non-medical, supportive environment without the use or administration of drugs as a part of treatment.

Street Outreach Street Outreach WestCare’s Street Outreach workers respond to street youths’ immediate needs for food, water, clothing, and shelter. They also carry with them items to hand out to street youth, including hygiene kits, clothing and outer wear to protect against the weather, cards with emergency phone numbers, resource lists of homeless shelters, food pantries and free medical facilities, and legal aid information cards.

VOYAGE VOYAGE (Transitional Living Program) (Transitional Living Program) The VOYAGE Project opened in Spring 2008 � (Vision of Young Adults Gaining Empowerment). VOYAGE serves 16-21 year old young women who may be: – Aging out of the foster care system – Runaways/Homeless – Pregnant or Parenting � This programs is a three phase program that works to help young women learn self sufficiency and independence. It includes shelter, residential, and apartment settings.

Residential Services Residential Services � B.O.Y.S. – The Building Our Youths Spirits Program is a residential substance dependence treatment program for adolescent boys 12 -17. – This 16 bed program at the Harris Springs Ranch Campus, a residential setting located approximately 45 minutes outside of Las Vegas in the Spring Mountains National Recreation Area.