#Health
Target:
New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
Region:
United States of America
Website:
www.theacca.net

The Addictions Care Center of Albany's (ACCA) Chemical Dependency Crisis Center (CDCC) has been serving the underserved, homeless addicted population of Albany County for over 40 years.

Last week, ACCA was informed by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services that, as of July 1, 2011, they will effectively close the doors on the only medically monitored detoxification crisis center in Albany County.

The impact of this closure is swift and immediate; twenty-six full and part-time jobs will be lost and thousands of individuals who seek treatment annually at the CDCC will be displaced with no other treatment option anywhere in Albany County for the medically monitored level of care.

But, a solution to this problem does exist. ACCA is proposing a reduction from 28 beds to a 14 bed facility located in a more cost-effective location. This way, Albany County will still be able to meet the immediate needs of the population who will not be served if this level of care no longer exists.

There is an urgent need to maintain the level of care provided by the CDCC. Eliminating jobs and denying treatment to the thousands in need in Albany County is not the answer. Rather, the ACCA proposal to reduce beds to a reasonable and maintainable utilization rate of 14 and change the number of employees to manage the proposed number of beds allows for a $342,040 savings to New York State.

This plan provides Albany County with the much needed medically monitored level of care so desperately sought after by those affected by substance abuse.

We, the undersigneded, call on the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services to restore funding to ACCA for the only medically monitored crisis center in Albany County.

We urge you to SAVE THE CRISIS CENTER!

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The Save Our Crisis Center petition to New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse was written by Karen Karl and is in the category Health at GoPetition.