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Education is the Foundation for Prevention.

Accountability is the Cornerstone for Treatment.

The mission of our Alcohol and Drug Services Division (AOD) is to provide innovative and effective substance abuse treatment recovery and prevention services that improve the quality of life for our clients, their families and the communities we live in. These services are designed to change clients’ destructive behavior with help and compassion. Our outstanding treatment services benefit clients by utilizing evidence based treatment approaches, as well as environments that assist in developing clean and sober lifestyles. In each program we work with a variety of cultures and ethnicities, providing them with effective and appropriate service delivery. Our programs assist clients in taking personal responsibility for their lives by focusing on creating a fully functioning individual. The makeup of our client base is a cross section of our communities: men, women, adolescents and their families. It is our goal that through prevention, treatment, recovery and creating an environment of opportunity, choice and hope we continue to make a positive impact upon people’s lives. Contact kmurphy@mhsinc.org in our Alcohol and Drug Services Division for expert advice and referrals.

Family & Youth Alternatives
3122 N Millbrook Ave #A
Fresno CA 93703
Tel: 559 225-9117
Fax: 559 225-9174
E-mail: smurdock@co.fresho.ca.us

Services Offered
* Court Involved Programs
* Non-Residential/Outpatient Programs
* Therapy Programs

Description:

Family and Youth Alternatives (FYA) provides substance abuse treatment for youth on probation, attending juvenile drug court, and other youth from the community. Our services are primarily covered by medical funding and minor consent medical. FYA also accepts clients from Dependency Court (CPS/foster care). FYA is an active participant in the Juvenile Drug Court as well as in community based organizations such as the Focus Forward Foundation and Juvenile Justice Managers Collaboration that are planning for the healthy future of Fresno's youth.

The program was established as an adolescent outpatient substance abuse program in 2003. It serves adolescents from 14 to 18 years old. The services at FYA currently include:

1. Juvenile Drug Court- Adolescents are provided one year of outpatient substance abuse treatment at FYA in collaboration with probation and the juvenile courts. Adolescents in juvenile drug court attend treatment groups, support groups and family groups and report their progress as well as celebrate their success in court with judges assigned to juvenile drug court. Adolescents who successfully complete juvenile drug court have their sentences dropped.

2. Post Release Out Patient Services (PROPS) - Following an adolescent’s releases from custody they attend substance abuse post release aftercare services for an additional six months. Upon successful completion of PROPS, adolescents are removed from probation.

3. Outpatient drug free (ODF) adolescents are referred from the community to attend substance abuse education and treatment.