The Suffolk County Adolescent Project (SCAP) is a capacity-building project designed to create an Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) for adolescents with substance use issues at each of IHR’s partner agencies, Dimock Community Health Center and North Suffolk Mental Health Association. IHR’s management of the project has included conducting comprehensive needs assessments at both agencies and in the communities they serve and coordinating staff training. SCAP staff identify and engage youth in need of treatment for substance use and co-occurring issues and provide an array of services to adolescent clients and their families: assessment, individual counseling, group and family counseling, case management services and referrals to other resources. In addition, SCAP staff work closely with the juvenile justice system, education providers, DSS professionals, treatment providers, and community partners to create and enhance wrap-around services to ensure consistent support in a youth’s life.
Suffolk County Adolescent Project