DCCCA INC

CHILD PLACING AGENCY (CPA) SPECIALISTS RECRUIT, TRAIN, LICENSE, AND PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT TO FOSTER AND ADOPTIVE FAMILIES ACROSS KANSAS. DCCCA STAFF PROVIDE A BROAD RANGE OF SUPPORT TO FOSTER ADOPTIVE FAMILIES 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK. DCCCA HAS PROVIDED CHILD PLACING AGENCY SERVICES SINCE 2001. DCCCA'S CPA HAS WORKED WITH APPROXIMATELY 1,117 FAMILIES IN THE PAST YEAR EITHER AS POTENTIAL FOSTER OR ADOPTIVE FAMILIES OR AS LICENSED FOSTER FAMILIES. DCCCA'S CPA HELPED SUPPORT OVER 1,398 CHILDREN. WE KAN DRIVE HAS ENROLLED 892 YOUTH IN DRIVER'S EDUCATION COURSES, PURCHASED AUTO INSURANCE POLICIES FOR 290 YOUTH, AND SUPPORTED 531 YOUTH IN OBTAINING SOME FORM OF LICENSURE SINCE THE BEGINNING OF THE PROGRAM. FAMILY PRESERVATION STAFF PROVIDE IN-HOME INTERVENTIONS TO ASSIST IN CRISIS BY IMPROVING PARENTING AND FAMILY FUNCTIONING. WHILE KEEPING CHILDREN SAFE, DCCCA SUPPORTS FAMILIES 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK. DCCCA UTILIZES EVIDENCE-BASED SOBRIETY TREATMENT AND RECOVERY TEAMS MODEL TO ENHANCE OUTCOMES FOR FAMILIES WITH SUBSTANCE USE NEEDS. DCCCA INITIALLY BEGAN FAMILY PRESERVATION SERVICES IN 1997.

DCCCA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HAS BEEN PROVIDING TREATMENT SERVICES IN KANSAS FOR ALMOST 50 YEARS, STARTING IN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN 1974 AND EXPANDING TO COVER OTHER AREAS OF THE STATE. DURING THE FISCAL YEAR, DCCCA'S SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS SERVED 2,198 INDIVIDUALS, WHILE 80 CHILDREN RECEIVED CARE FROM OUR LICENSED CHILDCARE CENTERS WHILE THEIR MOTHER'S RECEIVED TREATMENT. DCCCA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH IS COMMITTED TO HELPING CLIENTS RECEIVE MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT BY CONNECTING THEM WITH LICENSED PRESCRIBERS. WITH STATE FUNDING, DCCCA PROGRAMS CAN PROVIDE ACCESS TO MEDICATIONS FOR UNINSURED INDIVIDUALS. DURING THE PAST YEAR, 51 PEOPLE RECEIVED MEDICATION-ASSISTED TREATMENT THROUGH DCCCA PROGRAMS. DCCCA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH WICHITA RECEIVES FUNDING THROUGH THE CITY OF WICHITA'S LIQUOR TAX FUNDS TO PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT AND CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES. BH-WICHITA PROVIDES THESE SERVICES THROUGH (3) SEPARATE LIQUOR TAX FUNDED GRANTS WITH THE CITY OF WICHITA. THE FIRST GRANT AWARDED TO DCCCA BH-WICHITA, THE "INPATIENT BEDS SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION & TREATMENT SERVICES FOR THOSE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS," PROVIDES FUNDS FOR TWENTY (20) CLIENTS & TEN (10) CHILDREN ANNUALLY WHO ARE REFERRED BY THE CITY'S HOUSING & COMMUNITY SERVICES DEPARTMENT & THE CITY'S HOMELESS OUTREACH TEAM.BH-WICHITA'S SECOND GRANT FUNDED BY CITY LIQUOR TAX FUNDS, "SUBSTANCE ABUSE & TREATMENT SERVICES-RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT SERVICES" GRANT PROVIDES FOR (60) SIXTY CLIENTS ANNUALLY TO RECEIVE RESIDENTIAL SUBSTANCE ABUSE TREATMENT SERVICES AS PART OF THE CONTINUUM OF SERVICES PROVIDED TO CLIENTS REFERRED BY THE CITY MUNICIPAL COURT.BH-WICHITA'S THIRD & "OLDEST" (AWARDED 2013) GRANT FUNDED BY CITY LIQUOR TAX FUNDS IS THE "SUBSTANCE ABUSE & TREATMENT-CASE MANAGEMENT SERVICES" GRANT. THE FUNDS FROM THIS GRANT SUPPORT A FULL-TIME CASE MANAGER TO SERVE (100) ONE-HUNDRED WOMEN & MEN ANNUALLY.DCCCA BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CONTINUES TO PRIORITIZE PEER SUPPORT ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THE SOCIAL DETOX SERVICES WHICH PROVIDED DETOX SERVICES TO 119 INDIVIDUALS BH ALSO COLLABORATES WITH THE DCCCA FAMILY PRESERVATION PROGRAM WHICH COLLABORATES WITH THE SOBRIETY TREATMENT AND RECOVERY (START) PROGRAM TO ASSIST WOMEN WITH DCF INVOLVEMENT AND DRUG ABUSE.