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Project Fresh Start

 
 
The PCS Substance Abuse Treatment Program is an outpatient opportuity offered to inmates within the Wayne County Jail.  This is an important population to serve as over 40% of clients in the county jail have substance abuse challenges and could benefit from servcies.  Because they take place within the jail, PCS must work closely with the Wayne County Jail to coordinate, schedule and provide areas for individual and group counseling.  The Substance Abuse staff also have office space at Wayne County jail to make their jobs most expeditious and so that they can stay close to their work.
 
One of the innovative programs that PCS has worked with in the County Jail system is "Project Fresh Start".
 
 
 
 
Project Fresh Start recognizes and addresses the dynamics that surround street-level prostitution including childhood physical and sexual abuse, rape, substance and alcohol abuse, mental health disorders, physical health disorders, education, employment and homelessness.  This 18-24 month program provides jail-based, sub-acute detoxification, mental health evaluations, medical and STD screenings and short-term treatment readiness. Upon completion of jail-based triage and treatment, the participants are released to community-based, intensive residential treatment followed by transitional housing where participants receive GED preparation and testing, continued medical, mental and dental care, life skills, parenting, employment preparedness, training and placement, independent living and finally, family reunification, all provided by the City of Detroit Health Department and Bureau of Substance Abuse Prevention Treatment and Recovery's (BSAPTR) provider network, Upon graduation the criminal records of the participants are expunged.