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Prevention is a proactive process which involves interacting with people, communities, and systems to substantially reduce the occurrence of alcohol and drug dependency and abuse.1 Prevention strategies are designed to be implemented before the onset of problems.
Prevention efforts provide people with the resources necessary to confront stressful life conditions and avoid behaviors which could result in negative, physical, psychological, or social outcomes by2:
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Promoting awareness, knowledge, competency, strengths, and skills
Promoting self-esteem and self-reliance
Promoting increased coping ability
Promoting support systems
Promoting conditions for healthy lifestyles
Fostering resiliency
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1 Mississippi Department of Mental Health, Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Abuse
2 Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction
Click on the region numbers for names and contact information of programs in those specific regions.
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Region 1 CMHC
1742 Cheryl St
Box 1046
Clarksdale, MS 38614
662-627-7267
*serving Coahoma, Quitman, Tallahatchie, and Tunica counties
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Region 2 CMHC
Communicare
152 Hwy 7 S
Oxford, MS 38655
662-234-7251
*serving Calhoun, DeSoto, Lafayette, Marshall, Panola, Tate, and Yalobusha counties
South Panola Community Coalition
PO Box 807
601 Tiger Drive
Batesville, MS 38606
662-563-6023
University Counseling Center
University of MS
All American Drive
University, MS 38677
662-915-3784
http://www.olemiss.edu/depts/stu_counseling
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Region 3 CMHC
2434 S. Eason Blvd.
Tupelo, MS 38804
662-844-1717
*serving Benton, Chickasaw, Ittawamba, Lee, Monroe, Pontotoc, and Union counties
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence of NE Mississippi
200 N. Spring Street
Tupelo, MS 38804
662-841-0403
North Mississippi Medical Center
Behavioral Health Center
4579 South Eason Blvd.
830 S. Gloster (mailing)
Tupelo, MS 38801
662-377-3161 or 800-442-2238
http://www.nmhs.net
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Region 4 CMHC
303 North Madison St.
PO Box 839
Corinth, MS 38835-0839
662-286-9883
*serving Alcorn, Prentiss, Tippah, and Tishomingo counties
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Region 5 CMHC
1654 E. Union St.
Box 5365
Greenville, MS 38704
662-335-5274
*serving Bolivar, Issaquena, Sharkey, and Washington counties
Delta Regional Medical Center
Solution Center
1400 E. Union St.
Box 5247
Greeneville, MS 38704-5247
662-334-2461
http://www.deltaregional.com
Washington County Anti-Drug Task Force, Inc.
735 Highway 82 East
PO Box 564 (mailing)
Greenville, MS 38702-0564
662-334-4002 or 877-334-4002
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Region 6 CMHC
Life Help
2504 Old Browning Road
Box 1505
Greenwood, MS 38935-150
662-453-6211
*serving Attala, Carroll, Grenada, Holmes, Humphreys, Leflore, Montgomery, and Sunflower counties
Dr. Arenia C. Mallory Community Health Center, Inc.
Box 479
17280 Hwy 17 S.
Lexington, MS 39095
662-834-1857
http://www.mallorychc.org
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Region 7 CMHC
Community Counseling Services
302 N. Jackson St.
Box 1188
Starkville, MS 39760
662-323-9318
HELP Line: 662-328-0200
*serving Choctaw, Clay, Lowndes, Noxubee, Oktibbeha, Webster, and Winston counties
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Region 8 CMHC
New Roads Alcohol and Drug Services
613 Marquette Road
Box 88
Brandon, MS 39042
601-591-5553
Hotline: 601-825-8800
*serving Copiah, Rankin, Madison, and Simpson counties
Copiah County Schools
Wesson Attendance Center
1048 Grove Street
Wesson, MS 39191
601-643-2295
Innovative Behavioral Services, Inc.
357 Towne Center Blvd.
Suite 100
Ridgeland, MS
601-952-0894
http://www.innovativebehavioralservices.com
DREAM, Inc. (Developing Resources for Education in America, Inc.)
310 Airport Road
Jackson, MS 39208
601-933-9199
http://www.dreaminc.org
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Region 9 CMHC
Hinds Behavioral Health Services
969 Lakeland Drive
Jackson, MS 39216
601-321-2400
*serving Hinds county
Alcohol Services Center
950 N. West St.
Jackson, MS 39202
601-948-6244
Building Bridges, Inc.
2147 Henry Hill Dr.
Suite 206
Jackson, MS 39204
601-922-0100
http://www.bbims.org
Catholic Charities, Inc.
2307 McFadden Rd.
Box 2248
Jackson, MS 39204
601-371-7483
http://www.catholiccharitiesjackson.org
International Community Redevelopment Exchange, Inc
Jackson Enterprise Center
931 Hwy 80 West
Jackson, MS 39204
601-352-9047
JSU Interdisciplinary Alcohol/Drug Studies Center
1400 J.R. Lynch St.
Box 18890
Jackson, MS 39217-1090
601-979-2350
Metro Jackson Community Prevention Coalition
Jackson Medical Mall
Thad Cochran Center
350 West Woodrow Wilson Dr.
Suite 3480
Jackson, MS
Jackson State University (mailing)
P.O. Box 18120
Jackson, MS 39217
601-982-0861
http://www.jsums.edu/research/mjcpc/welcome.htm
Mississippi Department of Public Safety
Office of Highway Safety and Office of Justice Programs
Division of Public Safety Planning
3750 I-55 N. Frontage Road
Jackson, MS 39211
601-897-4990
http://www.dps.state.ms.us
Mississippi March of Dimes Birth Defect Foundation
330 North Mart Plaza
Suite 1
Jackson, MS 39206
601-362-8947 or 800-842-5117
http://www.marchofdimes.com/mississippi/mississippi.asp
Mississippi Department of Health
Office of Preventive Health
570 E. Woodrow Wilson
Box 1700
Jackson, MS 39215-1700
601-576-7781
http://www.msdh.state.ms.us
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence of Central Mississippi, Inc.
(NCADDC)
5846 Ridgewood Road
Suite C-101
Jackson, MS 39211
601-899-5880
http://www.ncaddcenms.org
St. Dominic Behavioral Health Services
North Campus
969 Lakeland Drive
Jackson, MS 39216
601-200-3090 or 800-632-5907
http://www.stdom.com/services/behavioral
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Region 10 CMHC
Weems Community Mental Health Center
1415 College Drive
Box 4378
Meridian, MS 39304
601-483-4821
*serving Clarke, Jasper, Kemper, Lauderdale, Leake, Neshoba, Newton, Scott, and Smith counties
Choctaw Behavioral Health
210 Hospital Circle
Philadelphia, MS 39350-6781
601-389-6291
East Mississippi State Hospital
Bradley A Sanders Adolescent Complex
1401 College Drive
Box 4128, W. Station
Meridian, MS 39304-4128
601-481-2401
http://www.emsh.state.ms.us
Meridian Public School District
1019 25th Ave.
P.O. Box 31
Meridian, MS 39302
601-483-6271
http://www.mpsd.k12.ms.us
Partnership for a Healthy Scott County, Inc.
PO Box 329
168 W. 3rd St.
Forest, MS 39074
601-469-5349
http://www.phsc-inc.com
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Region 11 CMHC
Southwest MS Mental Health Complex
1701 White St.
Box 768
McComb, MS 39648
601-684-2173
*serving Adams, Amite, Claiborne, Franklin, Pike, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lincoln, Walthall, and Wilkinson counties
Adams County Board of Supervisors
Adams County Youth Court
PO Box 1371
Natchez, MS 39121
601-445-7848
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Region 12 CMHC
Pine Belt Mental Healthcare Resources
103 S. 19th Avenue
Box 1030
Hattiesburg, MS 39403
601-544-4641
*serving Jefferson Davis, Covington, Forrest, Greene, Jones, Lamar, Marion, Perry, and Wayne counties
DREAM of Hattiesburg, Inc. (Drug-free Resources for Education and Alternatives in Mississippi)
200 W. Pine Street
PO Box 744 (mailing)
Hattiesburg, MS 39403
601-545-2102
http://www.dreamofhattiesburg.org
DREAM Center
707 Hutchinson Ave.
Hattiesburg, MS 39401
601-544-1946 or 601-544-1943
Wesley Medical Center
Employee Assistance Program
239 Methodist Blvd.
Hattiesburg, MS 39402
601-268-5026
http://www.wesley.com
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Region 13 CMHC
The Counseling Center
1600 Broad Avenue
Gulfport, MS 39501-3603
228-863-1132 or 800-681-0798
*serving Hancock, Harrison, Pearl River, and Stone counties
Pearl River Information and Drug Education
917 Goodyear Blvd.
Suite F
PO Box 1625
Picayune, MS 39466
601-798-9686
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Region 14 CMHC
Singing River Services
3407 Shamrock Ct.
Gautier, MS 39553
228-497-0690
*serving George and Jackson counties
Jackson County Children’s Services Coalition
P.O. Box 1856
Gautier, MS 39553
228-522-1965
http://www.jccsc.org
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Region 15 CMHC
Warren-Yazoo Mental Health Services
3444 Wisconsin Avenue
Box 820691
Vicksburg, MS 39183
601-638-0031
*serving Warren and Yazoo counties
Central Mississippi Prevention Services
920 Shannon Street
P.O. Box 1131
Vicksburg, MS 39181
601-631-0102
Vicksburg Family Development
1205 Monroe Street
PO Box 64
Vicksburg, MS 39183
601-638-1336
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