AWAKENINGS RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM

Program Director: Hwa Chang 

12322 Clearglen Avenue

Whittier, CA 90605

562    947 . 3835  Voice

Southern California Alcohol & Drug Programs provides treatment services to Deaf and Hard of Hearing persons through Awakenings - a fully accessible residential recovery program. Opened in November, 1988, Awakenings was the first residential drug abuse treatment program for and by Deaf and Hard of Hearing persons in the United States. Awakenings provides a six to 12-month long treatment program delivered entirely in American Sign Language for Deaf men and women. Children are welcome to live with their parent(s) during treatment. Located in Whittier, the program facility consists of four separate apartments with a total of 14 residential beds for men, women, and their children. Awakenings added an additional ten transitional and permanent housing beds via a HUD grant.

Awakenings program activities include:

•          comprehensive needs assessment,

•          treatment planning and monitoring,

•          individual and group counseling,

•          12 Step peer support groups,

•          recreational and social activities,

•          case management,

•          linkage and transportation to social services, and

•          discharge planning and referral to permanent housing.

 To coordinate our services within the Deaf Community, Awakenings works closely with the Greater Los Angeles Council on Deafness and other agencies assisting the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons. Throughout the year, Awakenings staff provide education and awareness presentations on the substance abuse recovery needs of Deaf persons, and we are a regular participant in Deaf Expo which reaches 10,000 Deaf and Hard of Hearing persons during the annual weekend event in Southern California.

 STATISTICS: AWAKENINGS RESIDENTIAL

* percentages are rounded to the nearest whole