DISC Village has been in operation for over 30 years and is one of the largest and most comprehensive prevention, intervention, and treatment agencies in Florida. Through the years, DISC Village has become recognized as a leader in the state for initiating, managing, and coordinating delinquency and substance abuse prevention/intervention programs in Leon County and North Florida.
The agency grew from a Drug Information Service Center located on the grounds of Florida State University. In 1971, the agency established one of the state's first therapeutic communities for adolescents. That therapeutic community, located in Woodville, has expanded to include a full array of services for delinquent adolescent males and substance abusing adults. The agency coordinates its residential treatment programs with its outpatient services to provide a gradual reintegration into the community.
Over the years, DISC Village also expanded to other areas in North Florida. The agency has had contracts with the Department of Corrections to provide substance abuse treatment for 26 correctional institutions; initiated collaborative community drug prevention services in the outlying counties as a lead agent in a Center for Substance Abuse Prevention Community Partnership Grant; established four full service schools in two (2) counties; and , collaborated with the Leon County School Board to furnish prevention and intervention services for at-risk youth in six Leon County Schools.
In 1987, DISC Village moved its administrative offices to Tallahassee and continued to provide innovating collaborative services in Leon, Wakulla, and Gadsden Counties. The agency created three subsidiary human service centers: Tallahassee/Leon County Human Services, Gadsden County Human Services, and Wakulla County Human Services. These centers facilitate appropriate coordination of client-treatment matching, along with juvenile outpatient, adult outpatient, urinalysis, prevention/intervention, and Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities (TASC) services.
DISC Village has developed a series of partnerships in Leon County. The agency collaborated with Florida's Department of Children and Families and Department of Juvenile Justice, Juvenile Alternative Service Program (JASP), City of Tallahassee, Leon County, and other private providers to implement one of the state's most comprehensive Juvenile Assessment Centers.
In 1994, DISC Village implemented its second therapeutic community: Greenville Hills Academy, located in Madison County. The Academy's 260 wooded acres currently house nine (9) holistic juvenile residential commitment programs. The Academy is designed to provide the most comprehensive and effective residential services possible for juvenile offenders with higher security needs.
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Adult Services provides comprehensive assessment and case management to both males and females through self-referrals and community referrals... |
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The Prevention Unit provides school-based and community-based substance abuse programs.... |
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There are several programs within the continuum of care for Juvenile Services.... |
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Independent living services were implemented as a means to help foster care youth better prepare to live on their own.... |
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The goal of vocational programs at DISC Village is to enable participants to become employed in a suitable job... |
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DISC Village operates a beautiful residential services campus in Woodville, Florida. The Woodville Campus is approximately 15 miles south of Tallahassee and is a 180-acre campus that includes several program buildings..... |
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Family Services provides family preservation services in-home to families in the local community. A collaborate effort is made with the Department of Children and Families, and Big Bend Community Based Care in order to preserve the well-being of all families in the community... |
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