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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.
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.
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.
August 1, 2006 | Program Result
The Vera Institute of Justice partnered with the New York City Department of Juvenile Justice to develop, implement and conduct an outcomes evaluation of a model treatment program for juvenile offenders who meet criteria for substance abuse or dependence.
April 1, 2003 | Program Result
The STEPS to End Family Violence program hired a full time substance abuse counselor to counsel domestic violence victims with substance abuse problems.
February 1, 2007 | Program Result
The Vera Institute of Justice evaluated La Bodega de la Familia, a program operated by the Vera Institute and dedicated to improving family well-being by supporting families of drug users under parole or probation supervision.
August 4, 2008 | Story
In her work with older people suffering from substance abuse problems, D'Agostino found herself turning many tenets of the alcohol treatment field upside down and inside out.
August 4, 2008 | Story
Tom Hill used his Developing Leadership in Reducing Substance Abuse fellowship to give voice to people recovering from alcohol and drug addictions.
August 4, 2008 | Story
Leow used her Developing Leadership in Reducing Substance Abuse fellowship to create substance abuse interventions tailored to minority communities.
April 10, 2013 | Story
Struggling with her past, Cassandra Sheets embraced Ladder to Leadership to gain the confidence to lead a new organization focusing on addictions.