Substance Abuse Intervention Program (SAIP)

• Substance abuse assessment
• Individual counseling
• Family counseling
• Youth process groups
• School visits
• Home visitation
• Advocacy and referral to community agencies for youth and families with substance abuse issues
• Community presentations and education

SAIP services are provided at no charge to program participants

SAIP is a Family Violence Prevention Services program funded by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse (TCADA). The purpose is to identify and recruit high-risk youth between the ages of 14 and 17 for a 12-week program consisting of group, individual and family counseling and community activities.

SAIP uses a curriculum called Reconnecting Youth (RY) that was developed for at-risk high school students. The goals of RY are to:

• Increase School Performance
• Increase Drug Use Control
• Increase Mood Management

• Substance Abuse
• Family or Related Violence
• Poor School Performance
• Truancy
• Probationary Status

• A sudden change in personality
• Changes in relationships
• History of substance abuse in the family
• Trouble with the police
• Problems at school
• Secretive behavior, dishonesty and lying
• Changes in appetite, sleep, habits or appearance
• Rebelliousness or violent behavior
• Drug use among friends
• Finding drug paraphernalia

• Woman's Shelter
• Community/Homeless
• Teen Drug/Alcohol
• Counseling