Substance abuse treatment will be made available to all students at the Eckhart Alternative School and the YMCA Pregnant Teen Program. An addiction counselor will be located at the Eckhart School.The substance abuse counselor will use cognitive-behavioral strategies as the primary therapeutic approach.Motivational interviewing and motivational enhancement strategies will be utilized with the counselor regularly assessing the “stage of change” of the patient.The patients will be seen primarily in a group setting on a weekly basis, individual and family sessions will be scheduled as needed.

Students at the Eckhart Alternative School or the YMCA Pregnant Teen Program who are at-risk of juvenile delinquency and have been identified as having a substance abuse or dependence diagnosis, between 13 and 18 years of age.