Improving Lives
DCCCA’s First Step at Lake View in Lawrence will soon receive childcare assistance from Positive Bright Start. The collaboration for childcare services will begin on Monday, February 1. Positive Bright Start integrates early childhood education with an emphasis on developing social-emotional skills and early childhood therapeutic services. “Positive Bright Start […]
DCCCA is the recipient of a $9,000 grant from the Douglas County Community Foundation to provide support for the Douglas County Recovery Today Project. This project will offer limited financial support for DCCCA treatment clients to remove barriers that might otherwise prevent them from obtaining safe housing, employment and transportation. […]
DCCCA’s Behavioral Health Services announces a Pain Management Program aimed at clients undergoing persistent pain symptoms. To make a referral or schedule an appointment, simply contact the Lawrence Outpatient front desk at 785-830-8238. Who can participate in the program?-The program is designed to help those with persistent pain. -People may […]
Women undergoing residential treatment at DCCCA First Step at Lake View are finding therapy in The Merc’s Growing Food Growing Hope garden plot. We also appreciate the support from The Merc‘s Nancy O’Connor and Jim Lewis, United Healthcare’s Michael Margherio, student gardeners for their support of this project. Last year, […]
Approaching substance abuse treatment with a holistic attitude towards the services we provide, treating the whole person not just the addiction, is an integral piece of our treatment process and culture at DCCCA. This approach allows us to reduce barriers to recovery our clients face when they step beyond our […]