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Access to St. Joseph Bay Aquatic Preserve at sunrise, Cape San Blas, Florida, May 19, 2018
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Along down by the river edited in p/shop using the water colour effect and adding saturation to the picture
Gov. Markell toured the Treatment Access Center (TASC) in Wilmington, one of three offices in the state, that acts as a liaison between DHSS’ Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (DSAMH) and the criminal justice system in referring people who are on probation to addiction treatment. Joining the Governor on the tour were Superior Court Chief Judge Jan Jurden, Secretary Landgraf and DSAMH Director Michael Barbieri.
TASC Director Denise Bowers said TASC sees more than 3,000 clients per year who are assigned there by the courts. The typical case manager has 40 clients and sees five clients per day.
In a discussion with the Governor, case managers said the system needs more beds, more housing and more safe havens for survivors of domestic violence. Director Barbieri said part of DHSS’ plan to increase capacity in the addiction treatment system is to double the number of sober living beds from 60 to 120. Sober living includes a treatment component. The goal for individuals, Director Barbieri said, is “to move them back into the community slowly and protect their recovery.”
Judge Jurden said she has seen several TASC success stories, including a 25-year-old woman who had been addiction to heroin, had been incarcerated and had her baby taken away. After being assigned to TASC, going through treatment and rebuilding her life, she now has more than 13 months in recovery and has her baby back. “She talks highly of TASC,” Judge Jurden said.
Governor Moore gives remarks at the Access to Capital Summit by Polly Irungu at Levering Hall at Johns Hopkins University, 3400 North Charles Street, Baltimore MD, 21218
The American Center Dhaka hosted the Access Program Graduation Ceremony on May 18, 2017.
52 graduates received Certificate of Achievement from the Director of the American Center, Dhaka. During this occasion, The American Center also honored Access alumni Towfique Khan for winning the Alumni of the Month award by the State Department.