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Program for the Development of Human Potential

Mission:   The Diocese of Brooklyn Drug Abuse Prevention Program, also known as the Program for the Development of Human Potential (PDHP), is dedicated to providing drug and alcohol prevention services to students, families and faculties in the schools and parishes of Brooklyn and Queens.

Our comprehensive approach of educational and counseling services aims to decrease risk factors and enhance protective factors so that students and their families will be empowered to make healthy life choices.

Funding Source:  OASAS:  NYS Office of Alcohol and Substance Abuse Services in an annual contract to the Department of Education, Diocese of Brooklyn.  The program also has a small contract with the Department of Health to provide tobacco prevention and advocacy services to students.

Locations:

Central Office
85-18  61st Road
Rego Park, NY 11374
718-565-2200
718-565-9437 FAX 		Brooklyn Field Office
746  48th Street
Brooklyn, NY 11220
718-871-7777
718-854-2899FAX		 Queens Field Office
112-06  86th Ave.
Richmond Hill, NY 11418
718-849-2200
718-849-9348 FAX

Staff

  • 36  full- time staff : administrators, supervisors, counselors, therapists, administrative assistants

  • 4 part- time professional staff: therapists, project coordinators

  • 70 consultants : teachers and parents -group facilitators

Services Provided:

  individual counseling                                            crisis management

family counseling                                                 consultations to schools

group counseling                                                 assessments                                                                       

discussion groups                                                faculty trainings

support groups                                                    referrals

classroom presentations                                       educational series : students, parents

PDHP has full-time staff in 28 school sites.  For the additional schools the professional staff are available upon request to provide assessments, consultations, short term counseling and education.  Teacher and parent facilitators provide opportunities for students and parents to participate in discussion and support groups.