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One Day Anger Management Classes
BCCS offers a one day Anger Management Course in English and Spanish. Gain the skills you need to better understand your anger, and to effectively manage and cope with intense emotions. Meets court ordered requirements. Open to the public.
Friday, March 4
Saturday, March 5
Friday, April 1
Saturday, April 2
2713 Lancaster Avenue Wilmington DE 19805
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A Source of Mental Health Treatment You Can Trust.
BCCS offers professional services for adults who are experiencing mental health issues. Short-term counseling and treatment for concerns such as, but not limited to, Anxiety, Depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), substance abuse and eating disorders.
Anchor Program
2500 W. 4th Street, Suite 1
Wilmington DE 19805
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In this issue, homeless substance abusers improve their quality of life thanks to the STEP program, and BCCS clients honor their peers' success in recovery. Plus, our Prevention unit has been busy in so many areas - see just some of what they've been up to! |
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STEP Moves People Out of Addiction, Homelessness
Homeless substance abusers in Sussex County are improving their quality of life thanks to STEP (Support, Treatment, Education, and Prevention), Brandywine's outpatient program in southern Delaware.
There are many success stories. One client, diagnosed with schizophrenia, has decreased her hospital stays and substance use to the point where she is ready to live on her own. Others have gone back to get their GED and enroll in college. Read story... |
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Clients Honor Their Peers in Ribbon and Recovery Award Ceremony
Clients at the BCCS Lancaster Center gathered at the Grand Opera House December 10, 2010 to honor their peers for success in treatment. The event was called the Ribbon and Recovery Award Ceremony.
Honoree Kathleen Joyce said, "It's a fantastic feeling to be going on the right road. I have found my way back with the help of BCCS and many others who have put their hands out to lift me up and to show me the way to freedom." Read more... |
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Social Workers Gather Delaware Prostitutes' Stories
BCCS' outreach work with prostitutes was highlighted in a recent News Journal story.
Outreach worker Rochelle Booker talks about her late night work in dangerous neighborhoods:
"Everyone judges them. Drugs have taken over their lives and they have no hope and they have no life and any dreams or self-esteem that they have is all shot. But deep down inside, all those women are some good women. They're somebody's mother, somebody's daughter, somebody's wife. ... I'm trying to help somebody."
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 Take The Step Up Pledge to End Underage Drinking!
Take the Step Up Pledge to end underage drinking in Delaware! Click here to "like" the Step Up Facebook page to take the pledge. Then, ask your friends to do the same. The "Step Up" campaign urges parents - and all adults - to stop facilitating or ignoring youth alcohol consumption and to take responsibility for their role in underage drinking. The campaign presents parents with steps they can take to have an active role in preventing underage drinking. Visit the Step Up Website at http://www.parentsstepup.org/ for information on teen drinking including statistics, warning signs, tools, and solutions. |
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Volunteer Spotlight:
Lisa Sherwood, Board of Directors
BCCS wishes to express our thanks to outstanding volunteer and Board Vice President Lisa Sherwood, who is retiring from Board service after four and a half years.
"I was blown away by the lives touched by the organization. And the lives saved," Lisa says. "I wish other people had an opportunity to see the faces of recovery... people from all walks of life, all sizes, all ethnicities.. all struggling and ultimately succeeding in their recovery. This is thanks to their own courage and the team of caring professionals at BCCS." Read story... |
 Basha Silverman Honored for Prevention Work
BCCS congratulates Basha Silverman, Prevention Program Director, on two honors for her outstanding work in HIV/AIDS Prevention: The Community and Support Award from Do The Right Thing 4LIFE, and the Ally Award from the Delaware HIV Consortium. Read more... |
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CADCA's Community Prevention Day
Sara Yarnall, Prevention Supervisor at BCCS, presented at the Community AntiDrug Coalitions of America's (CADCA) Annual National Leadership Forum XXI Community Prevention Day on February 7, 2011 in National Harbor, MD. More... |
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Thank You
Thank you to all who donated to BCCS since our last newsletter.
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