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Although J-CAP is the shortened version of its official corporate name (Queens Village Committee for Mental Health for J-CAP, Inc.) we prefer to think of it as standing for Just Caring About People. We are a nonprofit agency dedicated to helping people help themselves by providing an exceptional selection of human services and healthcare programs to the local community. We are located in the New York City borough of Queens, NY.
OUR PROGRAMS AND SERVICES
Established in 1968 as a store-front outreach center for drug information and prevention, J-CAP has evolved into several programs that meet the current needs of the community. These programs bring positive change to the lives of substance abusers, teen parents/ youth-at-risk, and those infected and affected by HIV/AIDS.
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PROGRAMS AND SERVICES OR
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CALL
800-216-5227
STAFFING AND LICENSING
J-CAP staff members are caring human services and health professionals with credentials in psychology, social work, addiction counseling, nursing, medicine, vocational rehabilitation and mental health. Throughout the year, staff are encouraged to take advantage of various training and staff development courses provided by J-CAP. Course curriculum includes subjects such as Diversity, Confidentiality, Infection Control, Drug Treatment Theories and Disaster Preparedness.
Substance abuse programs at J-CAP are licensed by the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services (OASAS). Other J-CAP licensing agencies include The New York City Human Resources Administration (HRA) and The New York State Department of Health (DOH).
The mission of the J-CAP organization is to help people learn to help themselves. J-CAP’s therapeutic communities (TC’s)* are designed to reach and direct people toward recovery through dynamic personal growth and social interaction. All participants in our TC’s are welcomed into supportive ambulatory and residential environments with respect and shown responsible concern regardless of their gender, race, political ideas, religious beliefs, or medical, physical or mental disabilities. We are mindful of the past yet focused on the future.
In all our programs, we aim to reclaim disordered lives by improving our attitudes, outlooks and behaviors. J-CAP encourages responsibility at the individual, family and community levels. We strive to safeguard public health and safety and to promote a drug and violence-free society as a caring community. We value our human and civil rights to education, health, dignity, privacy, confidentiality, and a desire to achieve real freedom from exploitation and harm. At the heart of the TC mission is action to maximize opportunities for mental, physical, spiritual, emotional and cultural development.
* A Therapeutic Community (TC) is a group based approach to drug addiction and/or mental illness where residents actively participate in their own and each others treatment in a highly structured setting. Responsibility for the daily operation of the community, such as housekeeping and meal preparation, is shared by the residents. Community members impose sanctions and penalties and earn status and privileges as part of the recovery process.
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Community Programs That Change Lives 
