Need Help?

Operation Our Town has established partnerships with local organizations and service providers for a variety of services. From drug and alcohol addiction to education and prevention programs, there are people waiting to help you.

Please familiarize yourself with the resources available by exploring our website. If you do not find the answers you’re looking for, please go to the contact page and let us know how we can help. We’ll provide the direction to receive the help you need.

Signs Of Drug Use

Do you see any of these behaviors in a young person you love?

Withdrawing from family, friends and/or school
Changing friends; no longer spends time with old friends
Unexplained physical injuries
Talking about suicide
Depressed
Defying authority, both at home and at school
Acting aggressively
Lying
Needing money without an explanation
Sudden drop in grades
Use of alcohol or other drugs

For more information, visit Blair Drug & Alcohol Partnership’s website: www.blairdap.org

Drug Prevention

RISK FACTORS:

Availability of alcohol and other drugs
Availability of firearms
Community laws and norms favorable toward drug use, firearms, and crime
Media portrayals of violence
Transitions and mobility
Low neighborhood attachment and community disorganization
Extreme economic deprivation
Family history of the problem behavior
Family management problems
Family conflict
Favorable parental attitudes and involvement in the problem behavior
Academic failure beginning in late elementary school
Lack of commitment to school
Early and persistent antisocial behavior
Rebelliousness
Friends who engage in the problem behavior
Gang involvement
Favorable attitudes toward the problem behavior
Early initiation of the problem behavior

PROTECTIVE FACTORS:

Healthy Beliefs-(caring, equality and social justice, integrity, honesty, responsibility, restraint, religiosity)

Clear Standards-(family boundaries, school boundaries, adult role models, positive peer influence, high expectations)

Bonding-(Attachment and Commitment)-(family support, positive family communication, other adult relationships, caring neighborhood, parent involvement in schooling, religious community, achievement motivation, school engagement, bonding to school)

Skills-(planning and decision making, interpersonal competence, cultural competence, resistance skills, peaceful conflict resolution)

Opportunities-(youth as resources, service to others, creative activities, youth programs, time at home, homework, reading for pleasure, safety)

Recognition-(community values youth, caring school climate)

Individual Characteristics-(personal power, self esteem, sense of purpose, positive view of personal future)

Drug Treatment

BLAIR COUNTY ASSESSMENT SERVICES:

Below are several agencies which are licensed to provide alcohol and other drug assessment and treatment services:

Central Point of Contact for Drug and Alcohol Assessments:

Blair Drug and Alcohol Partnerships

3001 Fairway Drive

Altoona, PA 16601

Available 24/7

814-381-0921

www.blairdap.org

Drug and Alcohol Licensed Outpatient Treatment Providers:

Anthony Pater Counseling

511 Allegheny Street

Hollidaysburg, PA 16648

814-935-1185

CenClear

819 E. Main Street

Roaring Spring, PA 16673

814-224-1380

Discovery House

3438 Route 764

Duncansville, PA 16635

814-944-7000

Evolution Counseling Services, LLC

1331 12th Avenue, Suite 105

Altoona, PA 16601

814-201-2751

Impact Counseling

413 N. Montgomery Street

Hollidaysburg, PA 16648

814-695-2200

LaRocco Counseling

1218C Pleasant Valley Boulevard

Altoona, PA 16602

814-946-5179

Pyramid Outpatient

2 Sellers Drive

Altoona, PA 16601

814-204-0066

PA Treatment and Healing

1917 E. Pleasant Valley Boulevard

Altoona, PA 16602

814-201-2355

UPMC Behavioral Health of the Alleghenies

500 East Chestnut Avenue

Altoona, PA 16601

814-943-0414