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A U.S. Needle Exchange Program Dramatically Reduces HIV Transmission

March 1, 2002 | Program Result

The Yale University School of Organization and Management and the City of New Haven, Department of Health, worked to expand and evaluate a model needle exchange program in New Haven.

What are the Ethical Implications of Drug Use? Teens Tackle Tricky Questions

April 30, 2000 | Program Result

The Educational Broadcasting Corporation, New York, sponsored a 1998 conference "Teen Leadership Institute on Drug Issues."

Free to Grow Special Report: New Britain, Connecticut

September 5, 2005 | Program Result

This report by the Free to Grow National Program Office at the Mailman School of Public Health of Columbia University outlines how Free to Grow was integrated into the local Head Start program.

Head Start Programs Identify and Provide Extra Support to Families at Risk

October 5, 2009 | Program Result

Expanding the capacity of Head Start agencies to identify and assist families in need was a key ingredient of Free To Grow. That was especially so in New Britain, Conn., and Orange, Calif.

Connecticut Pilots a Virtual Grand Rounds Series on Addiction Medicine

October 1, 2003 | Program Result

The Connecticut State Medical Society implemented a grand rounds lecture series on addiction medicine and psychiatry, through simulcast and webcast, to 14 hospitals affiliated with the University of Connecticut and with Yale University.

Getting Errant Youth Out of Detention Centers and Into Rehabilitation

June 1, 2001 | Program Result

The Robert F. Kennedy Memorial established the National Juvenile Justice Project to rehabilitate young offenders through programs that deal with the possible causes of criminal behavior.

New Haven Fighting Back Increases Substance Abuse Treatment, Decreases Substance Abuse-Related Crime

March 1, 2007 | Program Result

New Haven Fighting Back worked to establish new community anti-drug coalitions and integrate these initiatives into a comprehensive, community-wide substance abuse prevention, education and treatment system.

Resources for Recovery: State Practices that Expand Treatment Opportunities

July 27, 2007 | Program Result

Resources for Recovery: State Practices that Expand Treatment Opportunities was designed to help states expand their substance abuse treatment systems through more efficient use of existing resources and funding streams.

Substance Abuse Treatment for Connecticut Prisoners Reduces Rearrest Rates and is Cost Effective

August 1, 2006 | Program Result

Brown University examined rearrests among substance-abusing prison inmates to determine whether the costs of providing different levels of substance abuse treatment while incarcerated were offset by savings.

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