PSASI/ACT
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The Perinatal Substance Abuse Service Initiative/Assessment and Coordination Team (also known as ACT) is a home visitation case management program for substance abusing and/or HIV infected pregnant women and their families. ACT also serves pregnant women who have a history of drug or alcohol abuse that are but not currently abusing. Services are available during pregnancy and through six to twelve months postpartum. Orange County Public Health Nurses teach provide education at clients' homes, at drug and alcohol treatment programs, and at shelters about effects of substance use on pregnant woman and the unborn child, sexually transmitted infections, women's health, child development, hazards of smoking, domestic violence and abuse prevention, parenting, nutrition, family planning and immunization. ACT assesses physical and psychosocial health, helps women get and maintain prenatal medical care, and enroll in drug and alcohol treatment programs, assists with transportation and securing housing and/or find ing finding a shelter. ACT charts the growth and development of babies postnatally (DDST II). Program Eligibility:
For more information and/ or referrals call or to make a referral, 714-704-8581 or 714-480-4600 Information can also be found online |
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