Basic Organization Information
Palmer Drug Abuse Program-San Antonio, Inc.
- Also Known As:
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PDAP - San Antonio
- Physical Address:
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San Antonio, TX
78278
- EIN:
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74-2216041
- Web URL:
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www.pdap.com/sahome.htm
- NTEE Category:
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P Human Services
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P30 Children's and Youth Services
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F Mental Health, Crisis Intervention
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F60 Counseling Support Groups
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P Human Services
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P40 Family Services
- Year Founded:
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1977
- Ruling Year:
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1983
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Mission Statement
The Palmer Drug Abuse Program's mission is to help teenagers, young adults and families overcome the effects of mind-changing chemicals while assisting the community through partnerships in education and prevention.
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Impact Statement
PDAP-SAs Impact on the Greater San Antonio Area Community
Direct recovery services were received by:
- 538 teens between the ages of 11-17
- 922 adults ages 18-24 and 25+, including graduates from the Younger Group Program
- 699 family members including parents, grandparents, spouses and extended family over the age of 18
- 69 siblings and children between the ages of 9-17, of active group members.
Services provided included:
- 3313 individual counseling appointments
- 1186 group meetings
- 104 substance abuse/recovery education classes
- 313 activities
89% of participants were able to demonstrate an increased understanding of substance abuse, the effects of substance abuse on themselves and their family, and the knowledge of the 12-step method to recovery to respond to these effects.
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Financial Statements
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Chief Executive
Mr. Mark Barr
Term:
Since
Mar
2008
Chief Executive Profile:
Mark Barr holds a BBA degree in Business Management from the University of Texas at San Antonio. He has over 25 years of business leadership experience.
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Program:
Younger Group Program
- Budget:
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$107,460
- Category:
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Human Services
- Population Served:
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Substance Abusers (Drug/Alcohol Abusers)
Program Description:
Younger Group Program involves individual counseling, support group meetings, and chemical-free activities for adolescents and teens, 11 - 17 years of age.
Program Long-Term Success:
Abstinence is only part of the process on the road to recovery. Addiction is a disease that affects the body, mind, and spirit, ulitimately making it difficult to quantify success. Healing must take place for the whole person through experiencing a new way of life. Finding a new identity through exchanging a life of hopelessness for a life of purpose can take time and is difficult to measure.
Ideally, our members will experience abstience from mind changing chemicals, positive changes in such things as; feeling happier, improved attitudes, less fear, forgiveness of past history, healthier relationships, effective coping skills, enhanced school/work performance, reduced participation in illegal activities, and a new or renewed relationship with God.
Program Short-Term Success:
In understanding this process, we utilize the "Stages of Change" model to evaluate the progress of the program participants. The first stage being that of acknowledging the problem and identifying the need for change.
- 90% of participants evaluated were able to demonstrate an increased understanding of the substance abuse, the effects of substance abuse on themselves and their family, and knowledge of the 12-step method of recovery to respond to these effects.
- Of those people, 88% demonstrated an increased ability to abstain from use of mind-changing chemicals measured at 30 days, 90 days, 6 months and 1 year of involvement.
- Additionally, 95% of those "working the program" reported that they were experiencing positive changes in such things as, feeling happier, improved attitudes, less fear, forgiveness of past history, healthier relationships, effective coping skills, enhanced school/work performance, and a new or renewed relationship with God.
Program Success Monitored by:
Program success is monitored by counselors evaluating members on a regular basis and by members take periodic surveys.
Program Success Examples:
Every year we have 2 members give their testimony's at our annual fund raiser.
One 15 yr old male told us that he came to PDAP to escape from the drugs his parents are addicted to. He plans to stay in PDAP until he is 18 when he will join a branch of the armed services. He is almost 17 now and comes to our centers/activities on a regular basis.
A young lady, now in her early 20's is about to attain her degree in Marine Biology. When she came to PDAP at the age of 17, she was non-communicative and extremely angry. She had dropped out of school and was obviously troubled. One of counselors was able to break down the wall and get her to start opening up. The counselor learned that she had been sexually abused at the age of 11. She started doing drugs and was addicted by 13. She was on the path to self-destruction by the time she came to PDAP. Since then, she has returned to school, received her diploma, reunited with her family, and is close to graduating from college.
Another young man came into the Program Director's office earlier this year to thank her for helping him 3 years ago. The Program Director helped him work through his parents' divorce and taught him communication and anger management skills. He finished high school, joined the marines and now serves as a sniper in the Middle East.
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