Community Education
Changing Lives Starts With Changing Minds
You can’t transform a community without first educating it. You can’t dismantle stigma, reduce harm, or promote recovery if the only people hearing the message are already in treatment.
At In The Gap Academy, our Community Education Programs bring our expertise beyond the walls of our center and into the spaces where real change begins — classrooms, courtrooms, churches, boardrooms, and block parties.
We teach what people don’t talk about.
We name what systems try to ignore.
We bring lived experience, clinical wisdom, and cultural truth to the public — and create space for connection, healing, and action.
Whether you’re a school administrator, reentry coordinator, health department, or local faith leader, we’ll help you educate your community in a way that’s relatable, practical, and deeply impactful.
Community Education Services
Our programs are tailored to the unique needs, language, and context of each audience. We serve youth, parents, educators, service providers, justice system professionals, and the general public.
Workshops & Events
Customized sessions for schools, agencies, and organizations on a range of topics including:
Substance use prevention & education
Understanding trauma and emotional regulation
Supporting youth in crisis
Family dynamics and recovery
Peer support and mentorship models
Equity, stigma, and systemic harm in behavioral health
Reentry realities and support strategies
Training & Outreach
Professional development for front-line staff, clinicians, and systems seeking to provide more culturally responsive, trauma-informed care. Includes:
Trainings for schools, court staff, case managers, shelters, and behavioral health professionals
Consultation on creating stigma-free, person-centered environments
Community tabling, panel discussions, and speaking engagements
Who We Work With
Schools and alternative education programs
Faith-based organizations
Community health centers and hospitals
Juvenile and adult justice systems
Reentry programs and halfway houses
Youth groups, parent coalitions, and afterschool programs
Behavioral health agencies and treatment providers
Nonprofits, advocacy organizations, and city agencies
Whether you serve youth, families, justice-involved individuals, or vulnerable populations — we can help you educate and empower them.
What We Believe About Education
Information saves lives.
When people understand substance use, trauma, and mental health, they stop reacting with fear — and start responding with care.
Prevention is most powerful before the crisis
Education helps people recognize the signs, intervene earlier, and avoid escalation into the justice or treatment system.
You can't change behavior until you change belief
Our workshops confront shame, stigma, and misinformation — and offer new ways to see, speak, and support.
The best educators are the ones who’ve lived it
That’s why our facilitators include both licensed professionals and individuals with lived experience in recovery and reentry.
Why Our Community Education Stands Out
It’s Rooted in Reality
We don’t use generic PowerPoints. We use stories, dialogue, and truth — the kind of content that makes people lean in, not tune out.
It’s Culturally Grounded
Our facilitators reflect the communities we serve. We speak across race, class, age, and lived experience with integrity and understanding.
It’s Emotionally Safe
We create environments where tough topics can be explored without shame or judgment — even when the conversation is hard.
It’s Action-Oriented
Participants leave not just informed, but equipped. With tools, insight, and steps they can take to change their own lives or help someone else.
Let’s Take the First Step Together
Most clients who come to us have tried other programs — and left feeling judged, dismissed, or stuck. What makes ITG Academy different is that we don’t just treat the symptoms. We treat the systemic barriers holding people back.
You don’t have to do this alone. And you don’t have to settle for less. ITG Academy offers treatment that transforms — because we treat the whole person.