Samaritan Daytop Village, Inc.

Are you interested in a career as a credentialed alcohol and substance use counselor (#CASAC)? Without having to pay for tuition? Samaritan Daytop Village's #CASACTrainingInstitute has full-tuition scholarships available! If interested, newly enrolled students must apply, submit letters of reference, and complete an attestation form. The CASAC Training Institute offers 350-hour and 100-hour (Fast Track) CASAC courses, credentialing (by the hour), and CASAC test prep (18 hours). More info, including links to the scholarship application forms, are available at: https://lnkd.in/eEFher-r The scholarships were made possible by the New York Opioid Settlement Fund, which is overseen by NYS Office of Addiction Services and Supports. #freecasactraining #freecasaccredentialing #casactraining #casactrainingprovider #casactrainings #nycasactraining #casaccredentialing #casactraining

In today's Mosaic newsletter, we highlight our educational, job training, and professional development services and a few of our success stories. Click to read more and share: https://conta.cc/3xzmjXg

Sarah March, Program Director of our Young Mothers Program (YMP), provided testimony at yesterday's New York City Council meeting for the Committee on Mental Health, Disabilities & Addiction and the Committee on Women and Gender Equity. Sarah underscored the urgency of funding programs like YMP to treat pregnant and post-partum moms' addiction and reverse the increase of Black maternal deaths due to opioid overdose. Thank you to Committee Chairs Council Member Linda Lee and Council Member Farah Louis and to all the Committee members for your consideration.

National Harm Reduction Coalition has free #HarmReduction training modules for New York State residents - in English and Spanish. Get the knowledge and skills needed to better support people who use drugs, their families, and loved ones. To save lives, click here: https://lnkd.in/d34W6iBB

Roger D. Walker, LMSW, CASAC, Program Director for the Ed Thompson Veterans Program, recently provided testimony at the New York City Council's Committee on #Veterans meeting. Walker shared the 30+ year history of our Veterans Programs and how we cater to vets' unique clinical needs in a residential treatment stay that can last up to a year. To hear the rest of his testimony (2:27:05 mark) and others', click the Video at https://lnkd.in/edDHV9f3 #substanceusetreatment #ptsd #ptsdtreatment #mentalhealthtreatment #nycveterans #newyorkveterans #veteransintreatment

Former NBA basketball player Mike Sweetney recently stopped by our Daytop Preparatory School in Huntington Station. He spoke about his personal mental health struggles and their impact on his career. He also shared how he overcame the challenge and took back his life. After the group discussion, Sweetney held a basketball clinic and scrimmage with the students. Thank you, Michael, for taking the time to share your story and experiences with our class! To refer a student to Daytop Preparatory School, contact Business Education Manager Diane Gabriel at 929-288-4867 or diane.gabriel@samaritanvillage.org. #SuffolkCounty #HuntingtonStation #LongIsland #LongIslandSchools #SuffolkCountySchools #mentalhealth #mentalhealthdisorders

With Summer in full swing, the #SuffolkCounty Treatment Program brought clients outdoors for a nature walk at Heckscher Park. The event was the first in the program's "Samaritans Without Limits" schedule of peer-run, sober activities. Future meet-ups will take clients to a soup kitchen, historic park, ecology center, and in-house poetry and crafting workshop. To learn more about the programs and services we offer on Long Island or to make a referral, contact (855) 322-4357 (HELP) or visit https://lnkd.in/eDDvnHUH. #addictiontreatment #recoveryispossible #addictionrecovery #recoveryfromaddiction #substanceuse #substanceusedisorder #LongIsland #naturewalk #HeckscherPark

The Bronx has the highest rates of overdose deaths in the city. With Office of The Bronx Borough President Hon. Vanessa L. Gibson, MPA (She, Her, Hers, Ella), State Senator Nathália Fernandes 🏳️⚧️, and Assemblymember Landon Dais, Esq., we honored the hundreds of lives lost and thousands impacted by the overdose crisis. One of our peers at PARC Bronx, Jesus Hernandez, shared about the essential outreach work he does to connect people to harm reduction resources, mental health services, and more: "If I reach one person, it’s a beautiful day. I don’t do this for the money or reputation; I do it because I truly believe I was put on this earth to help people.” Read more in the Bronx Times: https://lnkd.in/eHYxuZzx

"Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country." -- Thurgood Marshall Today, we honor #Juneteenth, Freedom Day, to commemorate the historic end to slavery in the United States. For generations of Americans, it is a joyous day of celebration.

We unveiled a new library at the Boulevard Family Shelter in Queens! Check out the Queens Ledger story for more details! The shelter is designed to serve 199 families, offering literary resources to support children and parents. A special thanks to DHS Administrator Joslyn Carter, LCSW of NYC Department of Homeless Services and Grace C. Bonilla, Esq. of United Way of New York City for attending the unveiling and collaborating with us! https://lnkd.in/eRUDJF6w