DCCCA INC
3312 CLINTON PARKWAY, LAWRENCE, KS 66047 dccca.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: DCCCA'S MISSION IS IMPROVING LIVES. WE PROVIDE SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICES THAT IMPROVE THE SAFETY, HEALTH, AND WELL-BEING OF THOSE WE SERVE.

DCCCA, INC. PROVIDES AND COORDINATES SERVICES ACROSS KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA THAT IMPACTS THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELL-BEING OF THOSE WE SERVE. WE WORK TO IMPROVE LIVES BY PROVIDING BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT AND PREVENTION SERVICES, RECRUITING, TRAINING AND SUPPORTING FOSTER HOMES AND PROVIDING TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION AND RESOURCES. DCCCA, INC. ALSO COOPERATES WITH LOCAL, STATE, AND NATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ASSOCIATIONS TO PROVIDE EDUCATION, SERVICE, AND RESOURCES WHEN NEEDED.WE VALUE:PROVIDING EDUCATION AND SERVICES BASED ON RESEARCH AND A DEDICATED COMMITMENT TO IMPROVING LIVES. THE PEOPLE AND COMMUNITIES WE SERVE BY RESPECTING THEIR EXPERIENCES AND TREATING THEM WITH DIGNITY. ENCOURAGING LEADERSHIP BY CHALLENGING EXISTING CONDITIONS AND FINDING INNOVATIVE WAYS TO GROW AND LEARN. DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY SERVICES EVERY DAY AND HOLDING OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE FOR OUR OUTCOMES.

CHILD PLACING AGENCY SPECIALISTS RECRUIT, TRAIN AND PROVIDE ONGOING SUPPORT FOR FOSTER FAMILIES ACROSS KANSAS AND MISSOURI. THE SPECIALISTS SUPPORT FOSTER FAMILIES THROUGH ALL STAGES OF THEIR PLACEMENT 24 HOURS A DAY, 7 DAYS A WEEK. DCCCA HAS PROVIDED CHILD PLACING SERVICES SINCE 2002, AND CHILD WELFARE SERVICES SINCE 1997. DCCCA HAS RECRUITED, TRAINED AND SUPPORTED OVER 896 FOSTER FAMILIES IN THE PAST YEAR AND SERVICED OVER 1,405 CHILDREN. DCCCA WORKS WITH THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND THE MISSOURI DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES TO RECRUIT, TRAIN, AND SUPPORT FOSTER FAMILIES.

DCCCA HAS PROVIDED BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TREATMENT IN KANSAS SINCE 1974. DCCCA'S SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT PROGRAMS SERVED 1,985 INDIVIDUALS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR. 86 CHILDREN WERE SERVED IN OUR LICENSED CHILDCARE, INCLUDING CHILDREN WHO LIVED WITH THEIR MOTHERS AT FIRST STEP AT LAKE VIEW AND WOMEN'S RECOVERY CENTER, AND 89 INDIVIDUALS RECEIVED OUTPATIENT MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. THE TREATMENT PROGRAMS EXPERIENCED A 13% DECREASE IN INDIVIDUALS SERVED DUE, IN LARGE PART, TO THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. THE RESIDENTIAL PROGRAMS TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED ADMISSIONS FOR TWO MONTHS AND WHEN REOPENING, REDUCED BED CAPACITY 53% IN ORDER TO MITIGATE VIRUS EXPOSURE AND SPREAD. OUTPATIENT SERVICES TRANSITIONED AWAY FROM IN-PERSON INTERVENTIONS AND QUICKLY IMPLEMENTED FULL TIME TELE-HEALTH VIRTUAL SESSIONS. TWO HUNDRED THIRTEEN PEOPLE ADMITTED TO SOCIAL DETOX, REPRESENTING A 23% DECREASE FROM PRIOR YEAR, ALSO DUE TO COVID-19. SYSTEM WIDE, 73% OF CLIENTS COMPLETED SOCIAL DETOX AND ADMITTED TO ONGOING TREATMENT, AND 65% OF CLIENTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETED RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT. DCCCA'S BEHAVIORAL HEALTH COMMUNITY COLLABORATION INITIATIVES CONTINUED THEIR FOCUS ON INTEGRATED INTERVENTIONS IN THE MIDST OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC. PARTNERSHIPS PRIORITIZED PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE FOR RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT CLIENTS, PEER SUPPORT DRIVEN ACCESS TO SOCIAL DETOX SERVICES FROM THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT, TREATMENT IN LIEU OF INCARCERATION FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH CONCURRING CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND MENTAL HEALTH NEEDS, AND INTENSIVE CARE COORDINATION. BEHAVIORAL HEALTH'S COLLABORATIONS EXPANDED DURING THE FISCAL YEAR TO INCLUDE TIMELY TREATMENT ACCESS FOR UNINSURED MEN, DRUG COURT IN ONE COMMUNITY, AND A NEW PARTNERSHIP IN THE STATE'S LARGEST COMMUNITY TO SERVE UNINSURED MEN RELEASED FROM MUNICIPAL JAIL. FINALLY, THE BEHAVIORAL HEALTH TEAM JOINED DCCCA'S FAMILY PRESERVATION TEAM IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SOBRIETY TREATMENT AND RECOVERY TEAMS, AN INTERVENTION FOR SUBSTANCE USING FAMILIES ENGAGED IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM.

PREVENTION SERVICES PROGRAMS DESIGN AND DEVELOP IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL LEARNING MODULES AND TRAINING RESOURCES ADDRESSING TECHNICAL NEEDS OF COLLABORATIVE COMMUNITY PREVENTION EFFORTS AND ARE USED FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE, MENTAL HEALTH, SUICIDE, AND PROBLEM GAMBLING. WE ALSO HAVE SPECIFIC PRESCRIPTION DRUG PREVENTION EFFORTS IN KANSAS AND OKLAHOMA TO ADDRESS PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE. DCCCA'S PREVENTION INITIATIVES SPAN MULTIPLE FUNDING STREAMS IN TWO STATES. IN KANSAS, WE HAVE TWO PRIMARY PROJECTS; A STATEWIDE TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT AND A STATEWIDE PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE PREVENTION PROJECT. OUR TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROJECT PROVIDES SUPPORT TO COALITIONS IN KANSAS ADDRESSING SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION, MENTAL HEALTH PROMOTION, SUICIDE PREVENTION, AND PROBLEM GAMBLING PREVENTION. WE PROVIDE VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO BUILD PREVENTION CAPACITY ACROSS THE STATE. WITHIN OUR KANSAS PRESCRIPTION DRUG PREVENTION WORK, WE CONTRACT WITH THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT FOR AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES AND KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT TO COLLABORATE WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLAN TO ADDRESS PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE AND ABUSE. WE SUPPORT THE COORDINATION OF NALOXONE DISTRIBUTION ACROSS THE STATE, AND WE COORDINATE THE KANSAS PRESCRIPTION DRUG AND OPIOID ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND ORGANIZE ACTIVITIES TO PROMOTE THE SAFE USE, STORAGE, AND DISPOSAL OF PRESCRIPTION MEDICATION. THIS INCLUDES COORDINATION WITH PHARMACIES, LAW ENFORCEMENT, PHYSICIANS, AND OTHER COMMUNITY PARTNERS TO ADDRESS PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE AND ABUSE.IN OKLAHOMA, WE HAVE THREE PROJECTS ADDRESSING DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG MISUSE PREVENTION AND EDUCATION. EACH PROJECT FOCUSES ON A DIFFERENT ASPECT OF ADDRESSING THE PRESCRIPTION DRUG AND OPIOID EPIDEMIC: COMMUNITY-BASED PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION OF EVIDENCE-BASED PREVENTION STRATEGIES; MEDICAL AVAILABILITY OF PRESCRIPTION DRUGS INCLUDING PRESCRIBER POLICIES, PRESCRIBER POLICY ENFORCEMENT, ADVOCATING FOR PRESCRIBERS TO UTILIZE THE OKLAHOMA OPIOID PRESCRIBING GUIDELINES AND USE OF THE PRESCRIPTION MONITORING PROGRAM; AND A FOCUS ON EXTENDING THE PROMOTION OF NALOXONE ADMINISTRATION, REFERRAL TO TREATMENT SERVICES AND MEDICATION ASSISTED TREATMENT WITH TASKS CENTERING ON HEALTH EDUCATION, PROMOTION, AND COMMUNITY CONSULTATION.DCCCA MAINTAINS A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO PROVIDE EDUCATION AND SAFETY RESOURCES THROUGH THE KANSAS. DCCCA ALSO DEVELOPED AND OPERATES SAFE (SEATBELTS ARE FOR EVERYONE), A TEEN RUN, PEER TO PEER PROGRAM IN KANSAS, MISSOURI AND OKLAHOMA. THIS PROGRAM IS DESIGNED TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF MOTOR VEHICLE RELATED INJURIES AND FATALITIES AMONG TEENS AND IS A PROVEN COUNTERMEASURE THAT WORKS TO CHANGE BEHAVIOR. ADDITIONAL GRANT FUNDING FOR UNDERAGE DRINKING PROJECTS AND YOUTH PROGRAMMING IS ALSO RECEIVED.USING VARIOUS METRICS AND BENCHMARKS TO MEASURE SUCCESS AND EFFECTIVENESS, DCCCA DETERMINES APPROPRIATE AND MEASURABLE OUTCOMES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF THE SERVICES PROVIDED. THE RESEARCH AND ANALYSIS TEAM ALSO ASSISTS IN DATA ANALYSIS FOR OUTSIDE LOCAL, STATE, AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES. IN ADDITION, DCCCA PERFORMS AND MONITORS DIRECT OBSERVATION PASSENGER SAFETY SURVEYS TO IDENTIFY VULNERABLE POPULATIONS AND AREAS IN THE STATE SO THEY CAN BE PROVIDED MORE EDUCATION AND RESOURCES.

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