Holistic Integration Model

Advances public awareness and policy related to substance use and recovery through collaboration with community partners, families, and public events. Promotes access to Narcan and treatment resources as part of advocacy efforts.

Hosts and organizes community events to raise awareness about substance use disorders, honor those lost, and celebrate recovery. Activities include the annual R. Brinkley Smithers Golf Invitational, the Long Island Trail of Truth – March to the Sea (attended by over 50 participants), and public memorial events such as placing tombstones in the sand to highlight the impact of fentanyl and the opioid epidemic.

Offers evidence-based, social-emotional learning-focused prevention education to students, educators, and families across Long Island. In a recent year, provided services to 49 schools and reached 12,564 students through its Prevention Education Team.

Provides confidential counseling and support to employees and their families for mental health, substance use, and life challenges. Served 20,000 employees and family members through this program.

Facilitates a range of support services for families and individuals affected by substance use, including professionally led and peer-led support groups (e.g., Family Support, Grief & Loss, Eating Disorders), planned family interventions, family education and counseling, and a workshop series focused on family roles and treatment options. Provided 1,500 such services through FIST-GGT-LICADD programs.

Collaborates with organizations like Gabriel’s Giving Tree on awareness and fundraising initiatives, including participation in the Purple Rock Project ceremony honoring over 100 opioid epidemic victims and raising funds for affected families.

Provides comprehensive services including chemical dependency evaluations, treatment referrals, intervention support, relapse prevention, and outpatient counseling with immediate access upon contact. Services are offered at two office locations in Bohemia and Westbury, NY, and include arranging detox and inpatient treatment as needed.

Delivers accredited, evidence-based workshops and continuing education programs to mental health professionals, educators, and school staff across New York State. Trained 1,892 professionals in substance use disorder and related topics.

Provides dedicated recovery support services to inmates through a Criminal Justice Clinician, facilitating reintegration and recovery. Served 1,800 inmates through this initiative.

Engages in activities aimed at promoting physical health and mental wellness, as stated in its IRS-990 filing.

Participates in local initiatives addressing mental health, suicide prevention, housing, and youth substance use to represent client interests and strengthen community partnerships.

Offers the BASICS (Brief Alcohol Screening and Intervention for College Students) program, an evidence-based harm reduction intervention for college students aged 18 to 24, aimed at reducing alcohol use and improving decision-making. Delivers sessions to students referred due to alcohol violations or self-referrals concerned about their use.

Conducts community outreach through presentations, panel discussions, website and social media content, public service advertising, and tailored educational sessions for diverse audiences. Delivers monthly educational presentations to the Adolescent Behavioral Services Unit at Cayuga Medical Center.

Develops and delivers Drug-Free Workplace presentations for local businesses and supports employers in creating formal drug and alcohol policies.

Provides free Narcan training and distributes free Narcan kits to the community. Offers low-barrier access to health care services as part of an evidence-based harm reduction strategy to prevent overdose and infectious disease transmission.

Offers the High-ding Spots interactive room display and presentation to educate parents on identifying signs of teen substance use and guide conversations with their children.

Administers the New York State DMV-sanctioned Impaired Driver Program for individuals charged with impaired driving, providing education and behavioral reflection to prevent repeat offenses.

Operates an outpatient clinic open Monday through Friday from 8:30am to 4:00pm that provides trauma-informed, evidence-based addiction treatment, including individual and group counseling, medication-assisted treatment, and personalized treatment planning. Offers telephone and video health services seven days a week, including assessments and referrals.