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)