Our Mission
The Program for the Development of Human Potential (PDHP) is dedicated to providing drug, alcohol, gambling, and violence prevention services to students, families and faculties in the academies, schools and parishes of Brooklyn and Queens.
Our comprehensive approach to educational and counseling services aims to decrease risk factors and enhance protective factors to empower students and their families to make healthy life choices.
PDHP is funded by an annual grant from the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Support (OASAS).
Services are provided to schools, families and communities.
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Nearly 9 out of 10 adult smokers first tried smoking before age 18. 
Adolescents are at the greatest risk of any age group for developing gambling problems. 
Chronic marijuana use has been linked with depression, anxiety, and an increased risk of schizophrenia. 
In addition to nicotine, the aerosol emitted by E-cigarettes can also contain heavy metals such as lead and cancer-causing agents. 
In 2015, there were 2,343 overdose deaths in the U.S. related to heroin or other illicit opioids among people ages 15 to 24. (Photo: DEA.gov)