Community For New Direction Incorporation

THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS, COMMUNITY FOR NEW DIRECTION (CND)EMPOWERS INDIVIDUALS TO ACHIEVE THEIR POTENTIAL. CND RESPONDS TO COMMUNITY NEEDS AND SERVES INNER-CITY, ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED NEIGHBORHOODS. CND PROVIDES MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT SERVICES TO ADULTS. CND ALSO PROVIDES PROGRAM SERVICES TO YOUTH GRADES K-12 TO REDUCE THE USE AND ABUSE OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, AND OTHER DRUGS.

PREVENTION PROGRAM - THIS PROGRAM PROVIDES ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, OTHER DRUG AND VIOLENCE (ATOD-V) PREVENTION THROUGH ACADEMIC SUPPORT AND LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TRAINING FOR CHILDREN THROUGHOUT THEIR SCHOOL CAREER, EVEN DURING SUMMER VACATION AND AS THEY MAKE THEIR WAY TO COLLEGE AND THE JOB FORCE. MANY OF THE STUDENTS WE SERVE ARE PART OF OUR SERVICES FROM KINDERGARTEN TO GRADUATION. CND PRIDES ITSELF ON BEING RESPONSIVE TO COMMUNITY NEEDS, SERVING THE INNER CITY, AND COLLABORATING WITH SCHOOLS IN ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED NEIGHBORHOODS IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE ITS PURPOSES. IN RESPONSE TO THE IMPACT OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON STUDENTS, CND WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO STUDENTS THROUGH REMOTE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, ACCESS TO COMPUTER TABLETS, AND SMARTBOARD WHICH ALLOWED FOR GROUP COLLABORATION TO INCREASE THEIR KNOWLEDGE AND USE OF TECHNOLOGY, AND ALSO HELPED BUILD THEIR SELF-ESTEEM.

MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER TREATMENT- CND OFFERS COMPREHENSIVE SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER AND MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT PROGRAMS LICENSED BY THE OHIO DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION SERVICES. TREATMENT SERVICES INCLUDE NON-INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT AND INTENSIVE OUTPATIENT PROGRAMS INCLUDING MEDICALLY ASSISTED TREATMENT. SERVICES ARE PROVIDED TO ADULTS 18 AND OVER WHO QUALIFY. CLIENTS INCLUDE THE PARENTS OF CND STUDENTS, COURT MANDATED CLIENTS, WALK-INS AND REFERRALS FROM THE COMMUNITY. CND EMPLOYS A PSYCHIATRIST, NURSE PRACTITIONERS, REGISTERED NURSES, MENTAL HEALTH THERAPIST, SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER COUNSELORS AND CASE MANAGERS. ALL SERVICES ARE BILLED TO MEDICAID, PRIVATE INSURANCE AND OUR LOCAL ADAMH BOARD. IN ADDITION, CND OFFERS A SPECIAL PROGRAM FOR NATIVE AMERICANS OPERATED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE STAFF FROM THE RED BIRD CENTER. DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC CND EXPANDED ACCESS TO OUR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER (SUD) TREATMENT THROUGH TELEHEALTH TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS OF OUR CLIENTS. AS A RESULT OF THIS SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION, THESE TELEHEALTH SERVICES WILL CONTINUE INTO THE FUTURE. CND HAS RECEIVED ITS SECOND 3-YEAR ACCREDITATION FROM THE COMMISSION ON ACCREDITATION OF REHABILITATION FACILITIES (CARF), AN INTERNATIONAL ACCREDITING BODY.

RECOVERY RESIDENCE - CND OPENED A LEVEL III RECOVERY RESIDENCE IN FRANKLIN COUNTY AS PART OF THE CONTINUUM OF CARE FOR OUR MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER PROGRAM. OUR RECOVERY HOUSING SERVES 5 RESIDENTS IN THE PROCESS OF RECOVERY FROM SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDERS. THE HOUSE PROVIDES A LIVING ENVIRONMENT FREE FROM ALCOHOL AND ILLICIT DRUG USE WITH A FOCUS ON PEER SUPPORT AND SUPPORT SERVICES WHICH INCLUDE LIFE SKILL DEVELOPMENT SUCH AS BUDGETING AND EMPLOYMENT SKILLS FROM STAFF WHO ARE CERTIFIED OHIO PEER RECOVERY COACHES EMPLOYED BY CND.