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Second Chance Act Grant Program

The Second Chance Act (SCA) supports state, local, and tribal governments and nonprofit organizations in their work to reduce recidivism and improve outcomes for people returning from state and federal prisons, local jails, and juvenile facilities. Passed with bipartisan support and signed into law on April 9, 2008, SCA legislation authorizes federal grants for vital programs and systems reform aimed at improving the reentry process.

Community ResourcesRecovery Programs
Starting Right Now

Starting Right, Now ends homelessness for youth by providing one-on-one mentoring, a stable home, assisting with employment opportunities, teaching financial literacy/life skills and promoting educational achievement.

Community Resources, ResourcesYouth Opportunties, Youth, Homeless
Steve Rummler Hope Network

We understand addiction. Many of our volunteers and staff have personal connections to the disease. Whether we ourselves struggle or our loved ones have, we know the importance of hope.  Located in Minnesota.

Recovery-TreatmentSupport Group, MN
STOPPnow

National and Florida events to help stop pill pushing by doctors. 

ResourcesEvents
stoprxdrugabuse.org/dr/

The purpose of this website is to educate families and the community about prescription drugs and some potential consequences of misusing, abuse or overusing prescription drugs. This includes taking any prescription medications that are not prescribed to you which is also illegal.   The goal is help people identify drug abuse before it becomes addiction, better understand the disease of addiction and the recovery process. Hope through education. This website is a collection of links and resources. 

Drugs, Prevention, Resources2019 Summit, Prevention, resources
stoprxdrugabuse.org/dr/veterans

List of local and national websites, hotlines, apps... for Veterans and their families. 

2019 Summit
Substance Abuse and Mental Health

This guide, a collaboration of the Child Mind Institute and Center on Addiction, which merged with Partnership for Drug-Free Kids in January 2019, provides information on common mental health disorders in young people (and the medications that are often used to treat these), tips on identifying substance misuse and steps to making informed decisions about evaluation and treatment for co-occurring disorders.

AddictionMental Health, Partnership for Drug Free
Success 4 Kids & Families

We support individuals and families coping with behavioral, emotional or mental health challenges, as well as pregnant women and their families through our Healthy Start Program. We offer a wide range of services to lend a helping hand to the families, children, youth and young adults in our community. We begin with a comprehensive assessment as to which service(s) will best meet the needs...and then we help navigate those services.  

Community ResourcesMental Health, juvenile justice system, Nuturing Parent Programs
Sun Coast Kid's Place

Suncoast Kids Place provides support for children, teens and their families following the death of a significant person through peer support groups and education. Our goal is to offer support in a safe place where children, teens and families can share their experience as they move through their grief process.

Recovery-TreatmentGrief Support, Family Therapy
Sunny's Story- Prevention

Sunny’s Story is a compelling drug prevention story for children, adolescents, teenagers, parents, grandparents, and teachers. This drug prevention story tells of joyful times and sad times, and of how a dog’s best friend was needlessly lost to drugs. Sunny’s Story is narrated through the eyes, ears and mind of Sunny, the family beagle. It is about the ups and downs of life with his young master, beginning with their meeting at an animal shelter, and ending with a futile effort to ward off disaster.

PreventionPrevention Book, Book
Take 12 Recovery Radio

Take 12 Recovery Radio and KHLT Recovery Broadcasting is a Faith-Based Recovery Talk and Positive Music Internet Radio Station.

The world's oldest recovery radio station broadcasting recovery talk and positive music 24 hours a day with a unique recovery focused show updated weekly. In addition to our weekly shows we have recovery workshops and special broadcast that air monthly.

Recovery-TreatmentRecovery, Radio, Support Group
Talk Before You Take

“Talk Before You Take”—a simple message that conveys the importance of talking about the benefits and risks of prescribed medications before a prescription is written and filled.  

Drugs, ResourcesHealthcare Providers, Patients
Tampa Bay Veteran Programs
  • Primary Care Annex (Hidden River): 813-998-8000
  • Mental Health Clinic: 813-631-7122 1070 N 46the St., Tampa, FL  33617
  • PMRS Vocational Rehabilitation: 813-972-2000 ext. 7621 (BLDG 38 JAHH)
  • Vet Resource Center: 813-636-8316
  • Chaplin Services: 813-972-7430
  • Eligibility- 813--972-2000 ext. 1710 Rm 1D-101G
  • Veteran Transportation: 813-972-2000 ext. 5683 or 5881
  • MOVE! 813-972-2000 ext. 6807
  • Vet Center- Tampa: 813-228-2621 3637 W. Waters Ave., Suite 600, Tampa, FL 33614
Veteran
Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative Community ResourcesHomeless
Tampa Hillsborough Homeless Initiative-Veterans

Our purpose is to lead the Tampa/Hillsborough County Continuum of Care (CoC) in collaboration with agencies in order to develop and provide innovative solutions to make homelessness rare, brief and non-recurring in Hillsborough County.
This collaboration with a wide range of partners (homeless service providers, government officials, advocates, business and community leaders, and people who are homeless) engages and mobilizes systems of care on a local, regional and national level to develop effective prevention and intervention services for people who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.

Community ResourcesVeteran, Homeless
The First Day- A Substance Abuse Journey

"Anybody can drink in the basement, anybody can smoke blunts but not everybody can walk away.  I know I couldn't."  
"This assembly is about you not me... forgot my story and think of yours."
Think of an addict you envision them as stage 4 but what does stage one... the FirstDay look like!

Community Resources, Preventionmovie
The Human Brain: Major Structures and Functions AddictionVideo, Brain, NIDA
The United States is in the midst of an opioid overdose epidemic.

Opioids (including prescription opioids, heroin, and fentanyl) killed more than 42,000 people in 2016, more than any year on record. 40% of all opioid overdose deaths involve a prescription opioid.

Addiction, ResourcesCDC, Opioid
thephoenix.org

We are The Phoenix, and since 2006, our free sober active community has inspired more than 26,000 people across America to believe they have the strength to rise from the ashes of addiction through the support of those who are walking that very same path.
The only membership fee is 48 hours of continuous sobriety… And we’re here for you when you’re ready, because together we are stronger…

Recovery-TreatmentRecovery Programs, National, Exercise
timothyinitiative.org

The Timothy Initiative exists for broken men. That is our purpose and our calling. We welcome those that society rejects. In the face of addiction, homelessness, depression, and incarceration, we see men restored and healed through the power and love of Jesus Christ.

Recovery-Treatment2019 Summit, Recovery Programs
Tina Talks Truth Ministry- books

Today, I have over 21 years sober and clean from drugs and alcohol. I am a woman in long term recovery. I have healed from my hurts, habits and hangups as learned in Celebrate Recovery and the 12 steps.
Author, Inspirational Speaker... Voice of Hope

Recovery-TreatmentBook, Speaker, Recovery
tinatalkstruth.com

Tina brings all the elements that you look for in a humorous motivational speaker: high energy, laughter, interaction, customization, and surprises around every turn with relevant content you can use to transform  your life!  

While customizing presentations for your Corporate Companies, Social Service Agencies and Schools, Tina will help:

Increase your Communication with Team Building Skills; Improve your Professional Effectiveness; Learn Components to Emotional Intelligence;Increase your Employee Productivity;Increase your Employee Retention.

Community Resources, Recovery-Treatment2019 Summit
Too Good for Drugs- Evidence Based

Readying Children for Life

Too Good programs empower children with the social-emotional learning and substance abuse prevention skills they need to lead happy and healthy lives.

 

PreventionPrevention, Education Program, Evidence-Based
Unite Us- Florida

Unite Florida is a coordinated care network of health and social service providers.
Partners in the network are connected through Unite Us‘ shared technology platform, which enables them to send and receive electronic referrals, address people’s social needs, and improve health across communities. 
 

The Unite Us Journey

We’re more than just a technology solution. With Unite Us, you get a team that’s ready to support you every step of the way. Unite Us Journey is a resource to assist your organization in embedding Unite Us’ solutions into your everyday processes and procedures. Follow this journey to prepare your team with best practices that will inspire change.

Once a network partner identifies a person’s social needs, they can instantly send a secure electronic referral to the most appropriate network partner(s) for that specific service. Partners involved in that person’s care will have visibility into whether or not the referral is accepted and once accepted,

Community ResourcesPartners, Unite Us
Unlikely face of US heroin epidemic DrugsVideo, BBC Magazine
VA Choice Program

The new Veteran Community Care program provides Veterans with a greater choice over their health care, and allows VA to deliver world-class, seamless customer service either through a VA facility or community provider. There are a variety of improvements under the VA MISSION Act of 2018 that make community care work better for Veterans:

Community ResourcesVeteran
VA Launchpad for Veterans

The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Launchpad helps Veterans and their Caregivers find and use VA apps. The VA Launchpad organizes VA apps and capabilities to help you more easily find the tools VA has made available for you. Links to new apps automatically appear in the VA Launchpad when they become available, making it simpler to find the resources needed to interact with VA. You can also provide feedback directly to VA within VA Launchpad. With VA Launchpad, VA intends to help you discover and integrate available VA apps into your life.
LINK TO ADDITIONAL VETERAN RESOURCES

Veteran, 2019 Summit
VA Mental Health

Your mental health is a critical component to your overall wellness. If you are experiencing mental health challenges, or suspect a family member would benefit from talking to a mental health provider, VA offers ways to help. Veterans and their family members can connect with support through in-person appointments at local VA facilities, telehealth sessions, and online resources. Learn more about how you or someone you care about can find help, either in your local community or online.

Veteran, Mental Health
VA Mission Act

What is the VA Mission Act?

The VA Mission Act of 2018 is designed to greatly improve veteran access to VA healthcare. The VA Mission Act addresses in-network and non-VA healthcare issues, veterans’ homes, access to walk-in VA care, prescription drug procedures, and much more.
This VA reform law affects a wide range of areas and the “official” name of this law says a lot of about its’ focus; informally known as the VA Mission Act, this legislation’s formal name is the VA Maintaining Systems and Strengthening Integrated Outside Networks Act.

 

Community ResourcesVeteran
VA Sunshine Healthcare Network

New Urgent Care Benefit Information

To find an urgent care center and pharmacy near you in our network, please visit Urgent Care Benefit website for important information about this new benefit.

Vet Centers (Readjustment Counseling)

Vet Centers are community-based counseling centers that provide a wide range of social and psychological services, including professional readjustment counseling to eligible Veterans, active duty service members, including National Guard and Reserve components, and their families. Readjustment counseling is offered to make a successful transition from military to civilian life or after a traumatic event experienced in the military. 

Veteran
Veteran Crisis Line

Connect with the Veterans Crisis Line to reach caring, qualified responderswith the Department of Veterans Affairs. Many of them are Veterans themselves.

Veteran
Veteran Move Program

Welcome to the MOVE! Weight Management Program, supported by VA's National Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (NCP). We at NCP are proud to make this program available to our Veterans. Now in its second decade, MOVE! includes the most up-to-date approaches for weight management. Please explore our website to learn more about MOVE!

Veteran
Veterans Outreach

We are a unique service organization comprised of veterans and non-veterans, all sharing the common goal to serve and honor all veterans. Veterans contact us daily with problems concerning housing, utilities, auto repair, and a variety of other needs. For the majority of cases, we are able to provide some kind of immediate relief. We are known for eliminating red tape. We see it as very, very basic. These fine Americans served our country, and we owe them our gratitude, support, and our help. We believe that all veterans, regardless of whether they served in active duty or here at home are entitled to our appreciation and we pledge to serve and honor them for their selfless sacrifice and service.

ResourcesVeteran
VetRide

Providing safe and reliable transportation to all veterans requiring assistance traveling to and from VA health care facility and authorized non-VA health care appointments. This program offers these services at little or no cost to eligible veterans.
DAV transport: 844-842-6040

Veteran

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