UPDATE
Adolescent Club Houses
Providers
Rediscovering Me Club House – Chesapeake Youth Center – Anne Arundel County
Progressive Life Center – bSASThe MARC - Frederick County The Landing – Family Services Inc.
Montgomery CountyThe Cove – Walden Sierra – St. Mary’s CountyPrince George’s County –Adolescent Club
House
Eligibility Criteria
Youth Ages 12-17Must be attending Tx for SUD primary
diagnoses; and/orMust have attended Tx for SUD primary
diagnoses sometime in the past; and/or Participant acknowledges that they are in
recovery convincingly to program staff (validated by CRAFFT Screen)
Overview
Adolescent Club Houses will use primarily recovery support services, peers and activities to promote pro-social activities and ways of life for troubled youth;
They will also serve as a mechanism of referral for those not presently in treatment;
Cultivate peer leadership by utilizing youth peers with lived experience and create a sense of ownership among you participants and their families, loved ones
All 6 programs began in late February/March 2013
Program Evaluation
Three-pronged approach Qualitative developmental evaluation of each program:
challenges; victories; emerging best practices etc. Multi-site uniform data set using CRAFFT data taken
at 30, 60, 90 day intervals of program inception….to demonstrate whether the data reveals any improvement in youth who attend the club houses for longer periods;
Consumer satisfaction survey addressing what participants liked and didn’t like; thought was most/least helpful about their club house experience; what made an impact on their drug use and changes to pro-social behavior