The Substance Awareness Center of IRC was founded in 1989 as a resource for information and referral and has expanded the services offered as the community need has increased. We have embraced two positions, Prevention Works! and Recovery Works! Our programs are CARF accredited and state licensed.
Prevention Works! For over a decade, the Substance Awareness Center has provided all public middle school students an evidence-based prevention curriculum. We now offer an additional program in the 5th and 9th grades too. The Substance Awareness Center also offers a counseling program for adolescents and their families.
Recovery Works! The Substance Awareness Center offers day treatment and outpatient substance abuse programs in addition to a Recovery Assistance Program, which consists of housing, counseling, drug testing, and recovery support services.
The Substance Awareness Center receives funding from grants, foundations, and donations as well as operating under the direction of a volunteer board of directors. General board meetings are held monthly.
Substance Awareness Center (SAC) is accredited by CARF International for its Day Treatment, Outpatient Treatment, and Prevention programs. CARF acknowledged the Substance Awareness Centers Exemplary conformance to the prevention standards through their outstanding results and innovative benefit to the field. This accreditation decision represents the highest level of accreditation that can be given to an organization and shows the organizations substantial conformance to the CARF standards. SAC has demonstrated to a team of surveyors during an on-site visit its commitment to offering programs and services that are measurable, accountable, and of the highest quality.
In CARF’s Accreditation Report, it stated that SAC demonstrated substantial conformance to the standards, and continues to identify alignment between community needs and organization strengths. CARF also stated that, the organizations leadership and staff members are respected in the community and regarded as extremely responsive and participatory, and that our school-based prevention program is recognized in the community as providing high-quality services to a vulnerable population.
Leadership has shown a commitment to improving operations for the benefit of clients through careful performance improvement plans that strengthen outcomes for clients and demonstrate quality improvement and ongoing conformance to the CARF standards.
CARF is an independent, nonprofit accrediting body whose mission is to promote the quality, value, and optimal outcomes of services through a consultative accreditation process and continuous improvement services that center on enhancing the lives of the persons served.
Founded in 1966 as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, and now known as CARF International, the accrediting body establishes consumer-focused standards to help organizations measure and improve the quality of their programs and services. For more information about the accreditation process, please visit the CARF website at www.carf.org.
The financial benefit to you of becoming a Drug-Free Workplace is that stopping substance abuse in the workplace is linked to reduced theft, fewer accidents, and increased productivity and profits.
And, you will receive a five percent reduction in your workmans compensation insurance premium.
The Substance Awareness Center of Indian River County (SAC) is licensed by the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) to provide Prevention level 2 services. Re-Direct is an indicated prevention level 2 program designed to focus on the needs of the individual, seeking to maximize opportunities for success. Services are designed and implemented to help each individual/family increase their skills and utilize their social and natural supports or build social support and natural supports.
The Substance Awareness Center of Indian River County (SAC) is licensed by the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) to provide both Prevention level 1 services.
SAC believes that all youth are capable of success. Our prevention programs aim to build the skills necessary to achieve success and reduce the likelihood of substance use. SAC believes all persons should be treated as individuals and with dignity, respect, and understanding for their current level of functioning.
The Substance Awareness Center of Indian River County (SAC) is licensed by the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) to provide Day/Night Treatment services for individuals with substance use conditions. The Day Treatment program serves adults with substance use and co-occurring psychiatric and substance use conditions, along with their families as identified.
The Recovery Assistance Program is dedicated to providing men and women with a sober living environment structured to facilitate their transition into both the recovering community and society. The goal for our program is to provide a safe, clean, and supportive recovery environment with services that help nurture the development of a healthy recovering support system. While providing structure and support, we also guide our residents in developing the necessary tools that eventually lead them to live in recovery on their own.
The Substance Awareness Center of Indian River County (SAC) is licensed by the Florida Department of Children and Families (DCF) to provide outpatient treatment services for individuals with substance use disorders. The outpatient program is designed to meet the needs of adults with substance use and co-occurring psychiatric and substance use conditions, along with their families as identified.