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Date Title & Description Contributors
2017-01-26

  Accessing Services for Youth | Meet Melani Calabria

According to the National Center on Substance Abuse, over 10 million high school students have used addictive substances including tobacco, alcohol, marijuana or cocaine; 1 in 5 meet the medical criteria for addiction. Accessing treatment for addict...
2017-01-19

  Kutztown Strong | Meet Guidance Counselor, Andrew Brett

A rapid response to situations impacting our communities can often result in a long lasting effect on the community. In 2014, Guidance Counselor, Andrew Brett and dozens of residents in the Kutztown Borough formed Kutztown Strong formed to address the...
2017-01-13

  Drug Treatment Court: An Alternative to Incarceration

For the past 18 years, Jorge Acevedo has worked at Pennsylvania Counseling Services as a Drug and Alcohol Counselor. Jorge provides therapeutic counseling, support, and referrals to individuals seeking a pathway to a better way of living. Jorge als...
2017-01-07

  Common Ground Ministries

The faith based community โ€“ more specifically โ€“ churches, have a long standing history of providing space to community based groups in an effort to allow individuals representative of different backgrounds, groups, and interests to meet, fellowship and...
2016-12-20

  Understanding to Compassion

Since becoming a Board Member for the Council on Chemical Abuse, Michael Kaucher says his eyes have been opened to the reality of addiction and the hope of recovery. โ€œYou see it everywhere,โ€ he says in response to the a question regarding the occurrenc...
2016-12-18

  Emergency Medical Services: Saving Lives

The Topton American Legion Community Ambulance Services provide Basic and Advanced Life Support to the community involving eleven different municipalities. Their goal is to provide the best quality care to the people they serve. In 2015, Topton Ambul...
2016-12-09

  YMCA โ€“ A Place to learn and Grow

When a person thinks about the YMCA of Berks County/Reading, he/she may think about the family programs such as swimming, child care, basketball, fitness center and summer camp. But did you know that YMCA also provides transitional housing to individu...
2016-12-02

  There is Help Where it is Needed

The Council on Chemical Abuse works with many organizations that provide services for Berks County residents. Anais Clemente, Intake & Benefits Coordinator for the Council on Chemical Abuse, works out of an office at Treatment Access and Services C...
2016-11-21

  COCA SERVICE PROVIDER โ€“ Berks Counseling Center

Berks Counseling Center is a licensed facility that provides drug and alcohol services to individuals living in Berks County. The Council on Chemical Abuse has contracted services with Berks Counseling Center to include outpatient counseling, Student...
2016-11-14

  How Individuals Can Access Treatment

When it comes to loved getting help for drug and/or alcohol abuse, access to treatment can be challenging, especially if you have no insurance or your co-pay is high and you cannot afford it. Fortunately the Council on Chemical Abuse provides funding ...