What is CheckDEC?
CheckDEC is a FREE mobile app provided by the National Alliance for Drug Endangered Children that immediately connects children, families and professionals to substance use related information, crisis helplines, drug and treatment information, supportive resources and services within their local area.
This revolutionary app puts a multitude of resources and services within minutes of the user’s location directly into the palm of their hands.
What's Inside CheckDEC?
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Crisis Helpline Links for immediate help
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Real-time resources specific to your zip code
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Resources for Children, Families & Professionals in multiple formats (videos, one-pagers, checklists, links, etc.)
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Real-Life Stories (and the chance to share your own journey)
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Help & Support Videos
How Does It Work?
CheckDEC connects users to resources, services, and support in real time. Users can select from a variety of categories and sub-categories to find the specific resource, service, or support they seek or want to learn more about. The app geo tags local resources according to the zip code the user indicates.
Who Is This App For?
• Those who are personally affected
• Concerned individuals - family members or friends who want to help themselves or someone else
• Professionals and state, tribal, and local alliances - those who help children and families in a professional capacity, in their community
CheckDEC App screengrab
CheckDEC App screengrab
CheckDEC App screengrab
CheckDEC App screengrab
The app puts local substance use resources, services, and support in the palms of the users’ hands. The resources are a combination of phone numbers, maps (geo tagged to real-time resources in the user’s zip code), links, downloadable content, and videos.
Visitors to the app can submit their own real-life story, message of hope, or support via video or text. This peer sharing will encourage and inspire others to have hope as they change the trajectory of their lives.
A comprehensive news feed provides children, families, communities, and professionals with current news about substance use, prevention, services, research, statistics and data, where to find help, and much more. CheckDEC provides informational videos and links for engagement, encouragement and hope for children and families in challenging substance use situations.
Download the app and make a difference in the lives of children and families in your community. CheckDEC can also be accessed as a webpage via: www.checkdec.org.
CheckDEC Handouts
CheckDEC One-Pager
CheckDEC - Empowering Families
CheckDEC - 4x11 English and Spanish
CheckDEC - 5.5x8 English and Spanish
CheckDEC - Business Card English and Spanish
CheckDEC - One Page English and Spanish
This app is funded through a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office for Victims of Crime. Neither DOJ nor any of its components operate, control, are responsible for, or necessarily endorse this app (including, without limitation, its content, technical infrastructure, and policies, and any services or tools provided).
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