SAMHSA Announces 2008 Science and Service Award Winners

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Date: 10/22/2008
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SAMHSA Announces 2008 Science and Service Award Winners

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has selected 29 organizations to receive the agency’s 2008 Science and Service Awards. These awards recognize exemplary implementation of evidence-based interventions that have been shown to prevent and/or treat mental illnesses and substance abuse.

Now in its second year, this annual award program recognizes public- and private-sector organizations, as well as community-based groups and coalitions, that have worked to improve their communities and the lives of individuals by providing the best services possible.

“Families and individuals expect the best services possible for the prevention and treatment of health conditions. This includes an expectation for the best services for the prevention and treatment of substance abuse and mental illnesses,” said SAMHSA Acting Administrator Eric Broderick, D.D.S, M.P.H. “These award winners are blazing the trail to show how it can be done.”

Awardees were chosen in each of five categories: substance abuse prevention; treatment of substance abuse and recovery support services; mental health promotion; treatment of mental illness and recovery support services; and co-occurring disorders.

To be eligible for these nonmonetary awards, an organization had to demonstrate successful implementation of a recognized evidence-based intervention, including interventions that have been published in the scientific literature and/or appear on a federal or state registry. Awards were made to the following organizations:

State	Organization
Colorado	Integrated Treatment Court, Boulder
Connecticut	Positive Directions – The Center for Prevention and Recovery, Westport
Florida	Florida Department of Juvenile Justice, Tallahassee
Georgia	The Forsyth County School System, Cumming
Indiana	Adult & Child Mental Health Center, Inc., Indianapolis
Maine	Maine Office of Substance Abuse, Augusta
Maine	Five Town Communities That Care, Camden
Michigan	West Michigan Community Mental Health Services, Ludington
Missouri	Missouri Department of Mental Health, Jefferson City
Missouri	Burrell Behavioral Health, Springfield
Nebraska	Alegent Health Behavioral Services, Omaha
New Jersey	Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s Park Place Partial Hospitalization Program, Asbury Park
New York	Keeping Youth Drug-Free and Safe (KYDS) Coalition, Broome County Mental Health Department, Binghamton
	Chemung County Children’s Integrated Services, Elmira
	Center for Urban Community Services, New York City
	Institute for Community Living, Inc., New York City
Ohio	Wood County Educational Services Center, Bowling Green
	Amethyst, Inc., Columbus
	Maryhaven, Columbus
	St. Vincent Family Centers, Columbus
	NEIGHBORING, Mentor
Oregon	Portland Dialectical Behavior Therapy Program, PC, Portland
Pennsylvania	Valley Youth House/Northern Lehigh School District, Bethlehem
	Saint Vincent College Prevention Projects, Latrobe
	Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, Pittsburgh (three awards)
Texas	Family Service Association of San Antonio, Inc., San Antonio
Washington	Residence XII, Kirkland

More information on these awardees is available through the Science and Service Awards page on SAMHSA’s Web site at http://www.samhsa.gov/scienceandservice/.

SAMHSA is a public health agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. The agency is responsible for improving the accountability, capacity and effectiveness of the nation's substance abuse prevention, addictions treatment, and mental health services delivery system.

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