Making A Difference Together -- Ft. Worth Fighting Crime As A Community

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You've heard the phrase uttered many times, "It takes a village to raise a child." Well that's not all it takes the cooperation of a village to do. Collectively, a community can help create a more sustainable living environment, improve the economy even create everlasting traditions. A community can also help take care of things they often relegate to the judicial branch of their local government -- crime and drugs. In dealing with drug addiction and drug relapse prevention often times a large city hands off the problem to the police, the courts and facilities like drug rehab centers, clinics and other similar places where this troubled portion of the population can either be penalized or receive aid. The truth is, working together as a community is when the most impact is made. Take Fort Worth for example.

Doing More By Working Together

As one of Texas' larger cities and part of the Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington "megaplex", it experienced some troubled times with unpleasant crime rates in the last couple of decades. At one point in the early 90s it had one of the worst crime rates in America.  This wasn't just crime related to theft or violence. This was clearly related to illegal drugs and the domino effect this element has on any city. Drug addiction and crime is not a clear cut issue but the link is hard to dismiss. And for those in working toward drug relapse prevention or in drug rehab centers the burden is overwhelming in attempting to help those they can. It's often times not be enough. For Fort Worth, they were dealing with a city that was literally and figuratively bleeding from their crime rate. Enter the Fort Worth Comprehensive Communities Program. It's intent  -- to expand the city's community policing and mobilization plans into 3 districts. Comprehensive yet simple was the key. In terms of crime and drug addiction the CCP model focuses on crime reduction and enhancing public safety as crucial elements to improving the city's quality of life. By developing solutions to problems Fort Worth's CCP program began to make a difference and over the last decade has been overwhelmingly successful. The secret to its success? The city's government and community took the effort and time to work together to make their city a better place to live.

Mark Houston Recovery is comprehensive but simple. Working together to solve the problem of drug addiction our minimum 90 days of drug relapse prevention is not like your typical drug rehab center. We do more, we understand the process and we work together, like people in a community working together to improve the lives of everyone.  As an individual you would prefer to be part of the solution. We can be part of your solution.

About Fort Worth

Nearly 300 square miles, this neighbor to Dallas offers a more subtle contrast to it's eastern sister city's metropolitan style. Considered to be the second largest economic and cultural center of the Dallas/Forth Worth/Arlington area, this city grew from it's humble beginnings as an army outpost at the foot of a bluff  overlooking the Trinity river to a regular stop along the Chisholm Trail while cattle would be driven trough on the way to market. Even back then the city quickly became an economic center picking up the nickname "Cowtown." Today it's considered one of the most liveable cities in the country and it's oil and natural gas reserves provide it with economic stability. Both a southern and southwestern city, Fort Worth has many great sights and sounds for including Sundance Square named after the legendary outlaw and of course the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame. It's also for many truly, "Where the west begins."