Teen Recovery Centers (TRC) – Partially funded by the County of San Diego Health and Human Services
Central East:
1212 South 43rd Street, Suite C
San Diego, California 92113
Phone: 619-263-7768
Fax: 619-262-5040
Central West:
2878 Imperial Avenue
San Diego, California 92102
Phone: 619-238-7393
Fax: 619-696-0492
Central Northern:
4001 El Cajon Blvd, Suite 206San Diego, CA 92105
Phone: 619-280-2300
Fax: 619-280-2345
The Palavra Tree Teen Recovery Centers (TRC) is for adolescents (ages 12-17). The Centers will provide non-residential Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Treatment, Recovery, Prevention and Early Intervention Co-Occurring Services and Social Services for adolescents in the Central South Region. The TRC’s is designed to provide culturally appropriate treatment and recovery services that includes, prevention, early intervention and co-occuring disorders, alternative activities as well as referrals. A full continuum of care will be available to address the varying levels of services needed by area youth.
INDIVIDUAL:
Positive behavior and attitudes-attained through personal inventory and personal growth activities with an emphasis on respect for self, family and authority in general
Abstinence maintained from alcohol, tobacco and other drugs (ATOD) through treatment and participation in a self-help group with follow-up services whenever possible
Positive protective factors and minimized risk factors including
**Social bonding of individual family and community by learning new communication skills, encouraging volunteerism within the agency or community and teaching family values
**Personal competence including self-confidence, self-control, positive outlook and self-efficacy through the use of the life skills model teaching self esteem, trust building, values long term intended outcomes for the individual, their family and the community include: clarification, decision making and goal setting
**Social competence including assertiveness, confidence, cooperation and contribution to the community
**Parents gain self respect
All of our surveys are designed to combat Alcohol and Other Drug use at all levels.
The Teen Centers Program was born out of our Bold New Solutions Program.
Dr. Cleo Malone, the developer of the Bold New Solutions Program, realized that “an alarming number of adolescents in Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs (ATOD) Treatment and Recovery Programs were repeating and frequently relapsing” Based on the findings, he created a new curriculum that took a concerted look at how cultural values, social values, existing life skills and personal expectations impacts the adolescents understanding and acceptance of drug use, abuse and their general well-being. He developed a curriculum that incorporated the ingredients listed above and “Bold New Solutions Program” was born.
The Palavra Tree developed and implemented a “Pilot” program. Some of the significant outcomes were a 60% increase learning in the awareness of the harmful effects of ATOD as well as a 52% increase learning in ATOD awareness across the board.
Further, the evaluation process revealed that the incorporation of culture values, social values, existing life skills and personal expectation with ATOD awareness was the primary reason why adolescents abstention of ATOD use increased greatly.
Educational Groups:
Self-Realization
Abuse or Addition; Tobacco, and Other Drug Education
Adolescent Chemical Workbook
Driving under the Influence
I’m okay
Family Violence
Living with Others
Communication Skills
Values Clarification
Decision Making
Goal Setting
Job Readiness
Feelings
My Family
Faulty Beliefs
Moving on
Trust Building
Developing Self-Esteem
Respect
Process Groups:
Feeling
My Family
Faulty Belief
Moving on
Trust Building Developing Self-Esteem
Respect
Other Services:
Individual Counseling
Recovery Services
Alateen Meetings
Aftercare
Statistics:
The 2003 Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), developed by the Centers for Disease Control, is a questionnaire administered to students in the San Diego Unified School District Grades 9-12 that measures priority health behaviors.
41.1% of students in the San Diego Unified School District were offered, sold or given an illegal drug on school property by someone during the past 12 months
Almost one in four students (22.2%) had five or more drinks of alcohol within a couple of hours in the last 30 days; the rate is highest for 18 year olds at 31.6%
38.5% of students reported having at least one drink of alcohol in the last 30 days
29.1% of students reported having ridden one or more times in a vehicle during the past 30 days with someone who had been drinking alcohol, up from 28% in 2001. 16% of 18 year olds reported drinking before driving in the past 30 days
More than one in four 16-18 year olds (22.4%) used marijuana one or more times during the past 30 days
More than half (55.8%) of 18 year olds had used marijuana one or more times during their life. Lifetime use of marijuana by 18 year olds increased 5.8% since the 2001 YRBS
African Americans have the second highest rate of marijuana use in the past 30 days: 25% compared to 22.3% for Latino students and 25.4% for white students
African Americans and Latinos have higher than average rates of lifetime marijuana use: 43.9% and 45.2%
Every year 10,000 San Diego youth will begin smoking, a third of who will die from tobacco related illnesses…American Lung Association.
The Palavra Tree, Inc.
The Palavra Tree, Inc. Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug (ATOD) Prevention, Intervention, Treatment and Recovery and Mental Heath Wellness Center is a Community-Social Model (COM-SOC) program. Because of the existence of a variety of ATOD related programmatic needs, it was necessary for us to create our own working model. We have combined the Public Health Model, the Distribution and Consumption Model, the Social Model, and “seasoned” them with a dash of cultural sensitivity.
All of our programs are based on a bottoms up approach. Our model allows the Palavra Tree to be involved in environmental issues so that individuals, their loved ones, community residents and leaders can utilize our love, support, understanding and technical assistance to affect changes in attitudes and environments concerning ATOD use, abuse and the related harms to all residents, particularly youth. The COM-SOC Model has been our guide since our beginning in 1985.
