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Prenatal Substance Use Prevention Program The PSUPP program is designed to help prevent birth defects as a result of maternal drug, tobacco or alcohol use during pregnancy. The Prenatal Substance Use Prevention Program (PSUPP) is a three tier prevention program administered by the Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) with funds granted by the Indiana Division of Mental Health and the Indiana Tobacco Prevention Cessation Program. The program provides education, referrals, and early intervention for substance abuse during pregnancy. Assistance is provided not only to pregnant women, but also to health and human service providers, health care professionals, as well as the communities at large. The goal of the Indiana PSUPP is to prevent birth defects, low birth weight, premature births, and other problems associated with prenatal substance use. This can be accomplished by decreasing alcohol, tobacco and other drug use during pregnancy. PSUPP offers a variety of education, prevention, and intervention services to its clients at the various sites. Each site caters to the specific needs of that community. PSUPP Activities Component One identify high-risk chemically dependent pregnant women, provide perinatal addiction prevention education, promote substance abstinence, provide referrals to treatment services, and follow-up.
Component Two - Facilitate training and education for professionals and paraprofessionals who work with women of childbearing age on how to identify high-risk chemically dependent pregnant women.
Component Three Public education on the possible hazards to a fetus when alcohol, tobacco and other drugs are used during pregnancy.
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