Accessing Services for Youth | Meet Melani Calabria
According to the National Center on Substance Abuse, over 10 million high school students have used addictive substances including tobacco, alcohol, m...
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The Council On Chemical Abuse (COCA) is the single County Authority (SCA) for Berks County and in that capacity, is responsible for the planning, implementing, and evaluating Berks County's drug and alcohol services supported by public funding.
Kutztown Strong | Meet Guidance Counselor, Andrew Brett
A rapid response to situations impacting our communities can often result in a long lasting effect on the community. In 2014, Guidance Counselor, Andr...
Drug Treatment Court: An Alternative to Incarceration
For the past 18 years, Jorge Acevedo has worked at Pennsylvania Counseling Services as a Drug and Alcohol Counselor. Jorge provides therapeutic counse...
Common Ground Ministries
The faith based community – more specifically – churches, have a long standing history of providing space to community based groups in an effort to al...
Understanding to Compassion
Since becoming a Board Member for the Council on Chemical Abuse, Michael Kaucher says his eyes have been opened to the reality of addiction and the ho...
Emergency Medical Services: Saving Lives
The Topton American Legion Community Ambulance Services provide Basic and Advanced Life Support to the community involving eleven different municipali...
YMCA – A Place to learn and Grow
When a person thinks about the YMCA of Berks County/Reading, he/she may think about the family programs such as swimming, child care, basketball, fitn...
There is Help Where it is Needed
The Council on Chemical Abuse works with many organizations that provide services for Berks County residents. Anais Clemente, Intake & Benefits Coordi...
COCA SERVICE PROVIDER – Berks Counseling Center
Berks Counseling Center is a licensed facility that provides drug and alcohol services to individuals living in Berks County. The Council on Chemical ...
How Individuals Can Access Treatment
When it comes to loved getting help for drug and/or alcohol abuse, access to treatment can be challenging, especially if you have no insurance or your...