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Acronyms


These acronyms are commonly used in prison reentry, health services, public assistance, criminal justice public safety, medicine, mental health, social work, homelessness, youth services. The list is particularly adapted for clients providers in Monroe County Rochester, NY.

  • AA- Alcoholics Anonymous (national)


  • AAPNY- Association of Addiction Professionals of New York


  • ABC- Action for a Better Community, Rochester


  • ACA- Adult Children of Alcoholics (national)


  • ACCESS- [Not acronym] Monroe County, SAMHSA funded initiative to improve mental health services for children,youths their families.


  • ADC- Aid to Families with Dependent Children) (re: Welfare Public Assistance)


  • ASAT- Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment - NY State Dept. of Correctinal Services


  • BBBS- Big Brothers, Big Sisters (Rochester), part of national organization.


  • BCJS- Bureau of Justice Services - NY State OASAS


  • BGCR- Boys and Girls Club of Rochester


  • BJA- Bureau of Justice - Federal


  • CANY- Correctional Association of New York


  • CASA- National Center on Addiction Substance Abuse at Columbia University


  • CASAC- Credentialed Alcoholism Substance Abuse Counselor


  • CASAT- Comprehensive Alcohol and Substance Abuse Treatment


  • CCA- Center for Community Alternatives


  • CCSI- Coordinates Care Services, Inc., MCOMH service partner


  • CD- Chemical dependency


  • CDC- U.S. Centers for Disease Control


  • CEO- Center for Employment Opportunity, New York City, others in New York State


  • CFC- Catholic Family Center


  • CFY- Center for Youth, Rochester, NY


  • COPE- Children of Prisoners Embraced, COPE/HOPE Initiatives, Rochester, NY


  • CCSEU- Child Support Enforcement Unit (re: Welfare Public Assistance)


  • CPU- Monroe County Central Placement Unit


  • CUPP- Community/University Partnership Project, Rochester area, NY


  • CURE/NY- Citizens United for Rehabilitating of Errants, NY Chapter


  • DCJS- New York Division of Criminal Justice Services


  • DHH- US Department of Health Human Services


  • DHS- See MCDHS


  • DMV- Division of Motor Vehicles (New York State agency w/Monroe County operated offices)


  • DOB- Date of Birth (see ID)


  • DOJ- Department of Justice (NYS, US)


  • DSM-IV- Diagnostic Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.,2002), soon to be DMS-V


  • DSS- Former name of Welfare Department (see MCDHS) (re:Welfare Public Assistance)


  • DTAP- Monroe county Drug Treatment Alternative to Prison


  • EAF- Emergency Assistance to Families (re: Welfare Public Assistance)


  • FS- Federal Food Stamp Program (re: Welfare Public Assistance)


  • FB- Faith Based


  • GA/BA- Basic or General Assistance Outside of NY, assistance for singles (re: Welfare Public Assistance)


  • GUM- Grace Urban Ministries, Dewey Ave., Rochester


  • HEAP- Home Energy Assistance Program (re: Welfare Public Assistance)


  • HR- Home Relief, NY's Assistance to the Blind, Sick or Aged Long Term Unemployed Without Dependent Children (re: Welfare Public Assistance)


  • IAAL- Ibero-American Action League (Rochester, NY)


  • ICARE- Interfaith Coalition of Advocates for Reentry Employment


  • ID- Identification data for employment, housing, Public Assistance, credit. Commonly birth certificate w/DOB, Social Security card w/unique number, Driver’s License, or non-driver’s picture ID; may other forms may exist too.


  • JPC- Judicial Process Commission, Rochester, NY


  • MA- Medicaid, Medical Assistance to the Poor (re: Welfare Public Assistance)


  • MCCF- Monroe County (NY) Correctional Facility, E. Henrietta Rd., Rochester


  • MCDHS- Monroe County (NY) Department of Health Human Services (Re: Welfare Public Assistance)


  • MCLAC- Monroe County Legal Assistance Center, Rochester, NY


  • MCOMH- Monroe County Office of Mental Health


  • MCRTF- Monroe County (NY) Reentry Task Force


  • NAADAC- National Association for Addiction Professionals


  • NAMI- National Alliance on Mental Illness, or Rochester NAMI group


  • NEAD- Northeast Area Development, Inc. (Community-building organization, NE section, Rochester, NY)


  • NIC- National Institute of Corrections (US)


  • NIH- National Institutes of Health (US)


  • NIMH- National Institute of Mental Health (US)


  • OASAS- New York Office of Alcoholicm Substance Abuse Services


  • OCFS- New York State Office of Children Family Services


  • OJJDP- Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention


  • PA- Public Assistance (re: Welfare Public Assistance)


  • PIRJ- Partners in Restorative Justice, Rochester, NY


  • PRAM- Prison Reentry Aftercare Ministries (Episcopal other churches)


  • PYHIT- Fr. Peter Young Housing, Industries Treatment, Albany, NY


  • PTSD- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder


  • RCSD- Rochester City School District


  • RJ- Restorative Justice (see PiRI)


  • RMCYB- Rochester-Monroe County Youth Bureau


  • RPD- Rochester Police Department


  • RIJM- Rochester (NY) Interfaith Jail Ministry


  • SAMHSA- US Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration


  • SCA- Second Chance Act (Act of Congress, US Law)


  • SCPO- Spiritus Christi Prison Outreach (Rochester, NY)


  • SEAC- Southeast Area Coalition (Community-building organization, SE section, Rochester, NY)


  • SIU- Special Investigations Unit, fraud squad (re: Welfare Public Assistance)


  • SMART- Safer Monroe Area Reentry Team (Monroe County, NY)


  • SS- Social Security, federal benefits for elderly, retired, others


  • SSD- Social Security Disability benefits


  • SSI- Supplemental Security Income, Federal program funded by general taxes, not SS taxes.


  • SSN- Social Security number, unique for each enrollee


  • TBI- Traumatic Brain Injury


  • ULR- Urban League of Rochester, part of national organization


  • VESID- New York State Vocational, Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities


  • VOA- Volunteers of America, Rochester national


  • WEP- Work Experience Program, “Workfare” (re: Welfare Public Assistance)


  • WPA- Women’s Prison Association


  • WRP- Women’s Reentry Project of JPC (Judicial Process Commission)