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HOME Recieves Disney Helping Kids Shine GrantFor a third year, HOME, (Helping Others Make and Effort) has received a Walt Disney World Helping Kids Shine Grant! The $25,000 grant will...
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CFDFL Recognized for Workplace DiversityFor the second time in three years, The Center for Drug-Free Living has received the Beacon Award for Workplace Diversity.
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Village House Expands into Seminole CountyWith the opening of “Omotundeâ€(The child comes again), Village House now has two homes in Seminole County.
BRITE Project
The Florida Brief Intervention and Treatment for Elders (BRITE) Program, is an innovative, multi-site program throughout Orange, Osceola, and Seminole Counties designed to identify and serve adults ages 55 and older with problems related to: alcohol, prescription medication, over-the-counter medication, and illicit drug use. BRITE Services include screening, brief interventions, brief treatment and referral. Services can be conducted in medical and health care settings, older adults’ homes, senior centers, and assisted living facilities.
The program is based on the federal model of Screening, Brief Intervention, Referral and Treatment (SBIRT)
BRITE services include screening, brief interventions, brief treatment, & referral. Services can be conducted in medical and health care settings, older adults' homes, senior centers, assisted living facilities, and any other setting preferred by the client.
Brief Intervention: Provides education on the effects of alcohol on older adults, interactions of alcohol and medications, consequences of at-risk or problem drinking, reasons to quit or cut down on drinking, handling risky situations, and managing prescription and over-the-counter medications.
Brief Treatment: Helps individuals address immediate issues around substance use or abuse, such as coping with depression and negative emotions, dealing with loneliness, handling social pressure, coping with anger and frustration, coping with anxiety and tension, coping with urges, and how to prevent relapse.
These services are currently available in Orange , Seminole and Osceola Counties .
Contact information
To contact Frank Vande Loo, Program Director, call 407.245-0010, ext 270, or click on this link for email ( fvandeloo@cfdfl.com )
To contact Victoria Adams, Program Manager, call 407-245-0010, ext 267, or click on this link for email ( vadams@cfdfl.com )
Links to additional resources:
BRITE
SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, U.S. Health and Human Services)
