What is the Zero Exposure Project?

The Zero Exposure Project is actually a collaborative effort of many community organization members who have been moved to action by local statistics around the area of substance abuse and pregnancy. The efforts have been in the development stages for several years and the implementation of those plans began in the Fall of 2004 with the commencement of funding at the Healthy Start Coalition of Hillsborough County and DACCO.

Since then, these strategies have been put into action. The primary focus of this effort is to build a solid infrastructure of support for women and families in need of referrals, services and treatment. The hope of this working partnership is that women seeking treatment will find assistance with minimal barriers to care and easy access to services.

Our current activities include:

• Raising awareness through education, locally and statewide
• Provider outreach
• Providing educational materials
• Referral tool for insurance and treatment
• Referral service for women who are pregnant in jail
• Website packed full of resources for providers, women, teens and community agencies