Newswise — The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has selected 28 organizations to receive the agency’s 2010 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.
The awards program is part of SAMHSA’s strategic initiative on the prevention of substance abuse and mental illnesses. Now in its fourth year, this annual award program recognizes public- and private-sector organizations, as well as community-based coalitions, that have worked to improve their communities and the lives of individuals by providing the best services possible.
“Families and individuals deserve the most effective services possible for the prevention and treatment of health conditions, including mental health and substance use disorders,” said SAMHSA’s Administrator Pamela S. Hyde, J.D. “These award winners deserve to be commended for blazing new trails in providing such cutting-edge, effective services in their communities.”
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 non-monetary 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 OrganizationArizonaOld Pueblo Community Services, Tucson
CaliforniaProject 180, Los Angeles
ColoradoAddiction Research & Treatment Services, DenverDenver Juvenile and Family Justice TASC Project, DenverMental Health Center of Denver, Denver
ConnecticutConnecticut Center for Effective Practice, FarmingtonNAFI CT, Inc., FarmingtonWheeler Clinic, Plainville
FloridaBorinquen Health Care Center, MiamiCrosswinds Youth Services, CocoaHenderson Mental Health Center, Inc., Fort LauderdaleInstitute for Child and Family Health, Inc., Miami
IllinoisFamily Service and Community Health Center, McHenry
MassachusettsCAB Health & Recovery Services, Inc., PeabodyInstitute for Health and Recovery, Cambridge
MichiganInterAct of Michigan, Inc., Kalamazoo
MissouriMissouri Cadre for Co-Occurring Excellence, St. LouisMissouri Department of Mental Health, Jefferson City
New JerseyFox GERI: Geriatric Education & Research Institute, Cherry Hill
New YorkCenter for Practice Innovations, New York CityMt. Hope Family Center, RochesterNew York State Office of Alcohol & Substance Abuse Services, Albany
North Carolina3-C Family Services, Cary
OhioCuyahoga County ADAMHS Board, ClevelandGreater Cincinnati Behavioral Health Services, Cincinnati
PennsylvaniaPublic/Private Ventures, Philadelphia
TennesseeCenterstone of Tennessee, Inc., Nashville
UtahWeber Human Services, Ogden
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. Its mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.
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