The Betty and Leonard Phillips Deaf Action Center Substance Abuse Program

Location Info

State, Province, or Territory:

Louisiana (LA)

City:

Shreveport

Contact Info

Contact Person:

Kim Harrell

Email:

kharrell@deafactioncenter.org

Address:

601 Jordan Shreveport, LA 71101

Phone Number (Voice):

(318) 425-7781

Phone Number (Fax):

(318) 226-1299

Institution Info

Host Institution:

Deaf Action Center and Northwest Regional Alcohol Drug Abuse Clinic

Year Established:

1986

Ownership:

private, non profit

Approximate Number of Staff:

5-10

Approximate Number of Interpreters:

5-10

Services info

Services Offered:

Aftercare

Alcoholism

Assessment/Intake

Detox

Drug Abuse

Family Programs

Halfway Housing

Information/Referral

Inpatient

Outpatient Treatment

Prevention/Education

Interpreted Meetings:

8 In-house; 12 in area

Special Devices for the Deaf:

3 Closed captioning; 3 TTYs

Client info

Ages of Clients Served:

Under 18

18-65

Over 65

Number of Deaf Clients Served in the Past 6 Months:

Number of Deaf Clients Served in the Past Year:

Populations Served:

Black

Deaf/Hearing Loss

Developmentally Disabled

DWI

Hispanic

HIV Positive People

Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers

Native American

People with AIDS

Women

Financial Arrangements:

self-pay

sliding fee scale

Medicare

Medicaid

SSI/SSD