‘Never got off the ground’
George Washington University recently cut a student drug treatment program after “no students expressed interest” in the substance abuse treatment initiative.
The program, titled “Pathways to Recovery,” was created “as an initiative to promote recovery from substance abuse for students while they’re still in college,” The GW Hatchet reports. The program was meant for “students facing drug or alcohol sanctions.”
The program had lined up several faculty and staff members to serve as “mentors” for students involved in it, The Hatchet reports. However, “no students chose to participate in the program.”
“Pathways to Recovery” was announced last year. The program, The Hatchet reported at the time, would “not offer medical treatment;” rather, students would “be able to craft their own individual recovery plan addressing needs like life skills development or academic progress,” a plan which would “last for a minimum of four months.”
“The ideal person for this program is someone who knows they’ve got a problem with alcohol or other substances, is committed to recovery and doesn’t necessarily want to take time off from school,” then-Associate Dean of Students for Student Administrative Services Danielle Lico said at the time.
With the shuttering of the Pathways program, students seeking drug treatment “can sign up for the Collegiate Recovery Community, a recovery group comprised of students who meet ‘on a regular basis’ with staffers in the Student Support and Family Engagement Office to discuss their treatment plans,” The Hatchet reports.
Students who are part of that group have access to a campus “safe space” called the “Serenity Shack,” a campus official said.
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