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."
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New York City's Head Start Tries to Create Safe, Drug-Free Environments
February 26, 2007 | Program Result
From June 1998 through June 2004, Free to Grow attempted to replicate the program's substance abuse strategies in Head Start programs in three high-risk neighborhoods in New York City.
New York Drug Users Go Untreated Due to Lack of Insurance, Resources
August 1, 2006 | Program Result
The New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services documented barriers to substance abuse treatment services for injection drug users in New York City and its northern suburbs.
Parents Rave about Drug-Prevention Programs Offered at Work
May 1, 1997 | Program Result
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.
Prisoners Returning Home in the Bronx and Brooklyn Find Reentry Services Located Far Away in Manhattan
August 27, 2009 | Program Result
An electronic database and map of reentry services available to prisoners returning from New York City's jails to communities in its five boroughs finds services are often inaccessible.
Tailoring Substance Abuse Interventions for Minority Groups
August 4, 2008 | Story
Leow used her Developing Leadership in Reducing Substance Abuse fellowship to create substance abuse interventions tailored to minority communities.
State-Provider Partnerships Strengthen Addiction Treatment Access and Retention
December 1, 2011 | Program Result
Between 2006 and 2010, nine state-provider partnerships identified and removed barriers and changed administrative procedures in order to improve the quality of substance abuse services. RWJF supported two of the partnerships, in New York and Oklahoma.
Mapping the Innovation in Correctional Health Care Service Delivery in New York City
April 1, 2008 | Report
An electronic database and map of reentry services available to prisoners returning from New York City's jails to communities in its five boroughs finds services are often inaccessible.
Former Inmate and Addict Explores Substance Abuse and Recovery Through Art
July 23, 2009 | Story
In 2003, Materson received an Innovators Combating Substance Abuse award and got a chance to use his art and his life experiences to help others understand the process of addiction and the path to recovery.
Model Community-Based Treatment Program Reduces Hospitalization and Jail Time Among People with Mental Illness and Substance Abuse
September 29, 2008 | Program Result
Project Link is a consortium of six community service organizations to reduce repeated hospitalizations and incarcerations among a population of clients with the dual diagnoses of severe mental illness and substance abuse.