June 1, 1998
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Program Results Report
The March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation developed self-help and empowerment groups for pregnant and postpartum women with the aim of reducing substance abuse and improving pregnancy outcomes in high-risk communities.
June 30, 1998
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Program Results Report
During 1996 and 1997, staff at the Treatment Research Institute conducted a literature review of research on managed behavioral health care for the treatment of substance abuse and mental illness.
February 1, 1999
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Program Results Report
Researchers at Brandeis University analyzed the impact of managed care on the costs of substance abuse treatment in the private sector.
January 1, 1997
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Program Results Report
From 1993 to 1996, the National Youth Sports Coaches Association, West Palm Beach, Fla., the only national nonprofit organization that certifies volunteer youth coaches, carried out two related but separate initiatives.
October 1, 1997
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Program Results Report
Bellevue Hospital, New York, formed a coalition with five community-based organizations to screen for tuberculosis infection and disease in the community and provide appropriate patient management services.
May 1, 1997
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Program Results Report
The New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority created the Resident Education and Assistance Program to address problems of undiagnosed substance abuse among elderly residents living in subsidized public and private housing.
May 1, 1997
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Program Results Report
Work In America Institute, Inc., Scarsdale, N.Y., carried out a pilot project to provide parents in the workplace with skills to help their children more effectively avoid the abuse of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs.
May 1, 1997
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Program Results Report
The National Treatment Consortium for Alcohol and Other Drugs produced a 1993 paper, The White Paper on the Future of Addiction Treatment, based on a 1990 Institute of Medicine Report, Treating Drug Problems.
June 1, 1997
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Program Results Report
Between 1993 and 1995, staff at the Center for Addictive Behaviors in Salem, Mass., carried out a planning phase of a project to develop and test a model of coordinated substance abuse treatment services for chronic substance abusers.
November 1, 1996
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Program Results Report
The Community Violence Prevention Program, at the Harvard School of Public Health, implemented a resource center that provided technical assistance and informational support to program operators of community-based violence prevention programs.