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Video: Medication Assisted Therapies: Providing a "Whole Patient" Approach to Treatment ►
How methadone, buprenorphine, and other medication-assisted therapies continue to help individuals, families and communities overcome the ravages of alcohol and drug addiction.
SAMHSA's Recovery Month - 4/2008
 
The Compass Newsletter - Spring 2008 Full Issue 
"Faith and Recovery Strike a Match to Start the Lighthouse Program." Plus: The new mural at Alpha welcomes all with a message of hope, and we mark one year of needle exchange in Delaware.
 
Residential Program Opens  
For the women participating in the state's first women and children's residential program, the Lighthouse Program offers a second chance.
Milford Chronicle - 2/28/08
 
Lighthouse Program Opens In Ellendale 
Gov. Ruth Ann Minner joined officials from Brandywine Counseling Feb. 21 for the grand opening of The Lighthouse Program.
The Cape Gazette - 2/29/08
 
Unique Program Helps Women Keep Clean and Keep Kids
The women of Lighthouse call each other sisters and say they have become family.
WBOC - 2/21/08
 
2007 Annual Report 
Highlights for each program and our goals for 2008.
 
Needle Exchange Serves People At Risk; Controversy Wanes Over Program to Slow HIV Spread
Coordinator Rochelle Booker said clients come from all walks of life. "We have a young black girl who looks like she should be a New York runway model, a white male college student and a white couple and a black couple who come here regularly," she said.
The News Journal - 11/15/07
 
Brandywine Counseling 
Brandywine Counseling, Inc. (BCI) es una agencia del tratamiento del abuso de drogas, alcohol y otras sustancias, proporcionando asesoramiento y ayuda a las personas adictas y a sus familias y los problemas relacionados.
El Sol Latino Newspaper - 11/9/07
 
The Compass Newsletter - Fall 2007 Full Issue 
Receptionist Evelyn Handley gives visitors a welcoming first impression; BCI celebrates Recovery Month; an overview of the new Lighthouse and Safety Net programs; and the Needle Exchange Program surpasses 100 participants.
11/7/07
 
Video: Improving Addiction Treatment Services: Taking Action Now ►
How the Network for Improvement of Addiction Treatment (NIATx) generates a continuous flow of ideas through peer networking and inspires and motivates organizations to experiment and test changes.
SAMHSA's Recovery Month - 9/2007
 
The Compass Newsletter - Spring 2007 Full Issue
"Needle Exchange: Taking It To The Streets." Plus: Does rewarding attendance lead to success in treatment? Also, the Evening Program starts at the Lancaster Center, and read how BCI staff are going above and beyond their duties.
5/8/2007
 
Needle Exchange: Taking It To The Streets
With ten years of groundwork complete, now the footwork begins. A conversation with the woman in charge, Rochelle Booker.
5/8/2007
 
Dreading the Needle?
Delaware has the highest per capita rate of new HIV infections for all of the United States. That is bad news for not only those who shoot up, but for any resident who is sexually active.
Delaware Today - March 2007 (Registration required)
 
Homeless Substance Abusers Seek Renewal on Path to Recovery
Project Renewal, a Brandywine Counseling program for homeless substance abusers in Sussex County, is an effort that deals with fresh starts.
The Cape Gazette - 3/9/07
 
Needle Exchange Moving Forward
Wilmington police won't conduct drug surveillance around a needle-exchange van that is set to hit city streets in February, according to an agreement between city police and state health officials.
The News Journal - 12/8/06
 
Slow Start for Needle Exchange
A van soon will cruise through Wilmington's toughest neighborhoods, stopping to give free needles to drug addicts carrying state-issued blue-and-gold ID cards.
The News Journal - 10/7/06
 
"Stigma In Our Community: The Methadone Patient Next Door." Plus: Delaware responds to the fentanyl crisis and passes a needle exchange bill.
9/2006
 
Stigma in Our Community: The Methadone Patient Next Door
In a special report, BCI methadone patients, staff, and members of the community talk about the stigma of treatment.
9/2006
 
Efforts to Aid Addicts Redouble after Deaths
"Now we're telling them 'OK, we never used to harp on you guys before about getting clean, but it's time. It's not fun right now, it's deadly.' "
The News Journal - 9/6/06
 
Video: Providing Help TodayVideo: Providing Help Today ►
See how Brandywine Counseling introduced same day admission in this Robert Wood Johnson Foundation photo essay.
6/2006

 

To Stop AIDS "Breeding Ground" Needle Exchange a Must, Many Say
Drug prevention specialist Basha Closic sees firsthand the evidence of an unmet need in Delaware.
The News Journal - 6/10/06

 

Taking AIDS Battle to the Streets
The News Journal followed BCI outreach staff as they introduced mobile rapid HIV testing to the streets of Wilmington.
The News Journal - 3/18/06

 

Prisons Filled with Untreated Addicts
More than 80 percent of Delaware prison inmates are drug addicts, but less than 10 percent receive drug treatment, says Delaware Public Defender Larry Sullivan.
The News Journal - 2/23/05
 
Del. Heroin a Crime and Health Problem
Call it what you will -- smack, horse, H -- the heroin in Wilmington is some of the strongest in the country, and easier to abuse.
The News Journal - 2/20/05
 
A NIATx Story: Communities in Action
It's 4 a.m. and in a crime-ridden neighborhood of Wilmington, Delaware, Charles, a heroin addict, is curled up in his blankets in a doorway, clutching a baseball bat to protect himself and his wife who is sleeping beside him in an old lawn chair.
Network for Improvement of Addiction Treatment - 9/17/04
 
DCF Continues Funding Substance Abuse Prevention Programs
Incredible Years is featured in the Delaware Community Foundation newsletter. See page 4.
Spring 2004
 
From Yale to JailThe County Seat Without a Chair to Be Found
Shay Lipshitz, Director of Project Renewal, explains why lack of affordable housing is a growing problem in Sussex County.
Spring 2004
 
Site Gives Gift of New Life
Sen. Tom Carper visited BCI's Georgetown center in December 2003.
Sussex Post - 2003
 
From Yale to Jail
Brandywine Counseling's nursing staff is featured in this article.
Advance for LPN's - 2/11/02

 

 

 

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