Government / public health agency

Grand Avenue Substance Abuse Prevention and Education Center

Grand Avenue Substance Abuse Prevention and Education Center was a community prevention programme in DeQuincy, Louisiana. State and federal records from the 1990s document its role in substance-use prevention. The historical local directory used the shorter name Grand Avenue Substance Abuse Center and described activities supporting young people and community wellbeing.

Organization profile

Organization type: Government / public health agency
Headquarters / base: DeQuincy, Louisiana, United States
Geographic scope: DeQuincy and Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana

Former / alternate names

Grand Avenue Substance Abuse Center
Grand Avenue Center
Grand Avenue Substance Abuse Prevention and Education Program

Medical focus

Substance-use preventionYouth wellbeingCommunity health education

Activities

Substance-use preventionHealth educationCommunity youth activities

Population served

Children and young peopleLocal community members

Public-record history

The Louisiana Legislative Auditor’s July 1995 report includes the Grand Avenue Substance Abuse Prevention and Education Program in its list of contracted facilities for fiscal year 1994. The entry identifies the City of DeQuincy alongside the programme, documenting its local-government context during that period.

The 1997 SAMHSA directory lists Grand Avenue Center, Substance Abuse Prevention and Education, at 502 South Grand Avenue in DeQuincy. Its name, address and telephone number align with the local directory record. These sources support one historically documented prevention programme rather than separate entities for each abbreviated name.

Sources: [1], [2].

Prevention and youth activities

The local entry described activities intended to support personal development and strengthen the community environment against alcohol and other drug problems. It highlighted a place for children to attend after school and during holiday breaks. This was a preventive and educational role; the evidence does not establish inpatient treatment or a medical detoxification service.

The earlier directory identified state health-agency funding and listed Calcasieu Parish as its service area. Those funding and access details are historical. The surviving records do not confirm a present programme schedule, a current website, or continuity with another DeQuincy provider.

Sources: [2], [3].

Further health reading

Alcohol use disorder

The historical programme addressed alcohol and other drug problems through prevention and community education. This overview explains alcohol use disorder as background to that earlier work.