In collaboration with Sumter-Lee Regional Detention Center, New Beginnings is a twelve-week program offering significant psychological, health, and social benefits for detainees, aiming to address the root causes of addiction and criminal behavior while preparing them for successful reintegration into society.
MISSION STATEMENT
New Beginnings Alcohol & Drug Treatment program provides assessment, education, counseling, relapse prevention and continuing recovery planning, and provides detainees with the foundation for positive change so they may return to their communities better prepared to lead successful and crime free lives.
OUR GOALS
• Establishing a therapeutic treatment environment for the detainee with a history of alcohol and/or substance use disorders.
• The education & promotion for achievement and maintenance of recovery from alcohol or substance use disorders.
• Improving functioning and development of coping skills necessary so that the detainee can be treated in the least intensive environment,
• The improvement of the detainee’s quality of life,
• Addressing the importance of post-treatment continuing recovery services
• Reducing relapse and recidivism for the treatment of detainees
EMBRACE RECOVERY
In our experience, there are a few things you can do to make the most of your time spent here at New Beginnings Alcohol & Drug Treatment Program.
Beginner’s mind
The perceptions and judgments of ourselves, others, and the world start to limit and define us. Let this time be one of learning. Questioning and seeing things with a new perspective and with new information can be transformative. When you allow yourself to learn or see things anew, you may be surprised with what you take with you. There is no way to remember everything, so take it slow and do not stress yourself out with having to do it perfectly. “Progress not perfection.”
Honesty
When our clients are honest and open, we can better assist them in exploring the underlying issues related to their substance abuse. Being honest is the beginning of change. Changing from destructive behavior to behavior that supports a better quality of life requires honesty.
Recovery Mindset
Healing from substance abuse or addiction and entering a life of recovery becomes more than just abstinence from substances. In order, to enter a living recovery, we will encourage you to look at building a foundation from which to live that brings contentment, peace, compassion and wisdom. When we are living in recovery, our functioning increases to manage the difficulties of life. We begin to learn how to make decisions that honor our lives. With this in mind, I am inviting you to be patient, compassionate, and kind to yourself as we help guide you back home to you. It is here you will find you are worth it, you are dear, and you belong.