SAMHSA Announces 2009 Science and Service Award Winners

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has selected 27 organizations to receive the agency’s 2009 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.

Now in its third 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 Acting Administrator Eric Broderick, D.D.S, M.P.H. “These award winners have demonstrated that they are delivering such 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 nonmonetary 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	Organization
Alaska	Southcentral Foundation
Arizona	Pima Prevention Partnership (two awards)
Colorado	Mental Health Center of Denver
Connecticut	Advanced Behavioral Health
Connecticut	Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
Connecticut	Connecticut Renaissance, Inc.
Connecticut	Hartford Dispensary
Florida	Operation PAR, Inc.
Florida	The Village South
Illinois	The DeKalb County Partnership for a Safe, Active and Family Environment
Illinois	Thresholds Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services
Indiana	LifeSpring, Inc.
Iowa	Heartland Family Service
Kansas	Valeo Behavioral Health Care, Inc.
Kentucky	Chrysalis House, Inc.
Maryland	Carroll County Local Management Board and Carroll County Youth Service Bureau, Inc.
Maryland	People Encouraging People, Inc.
Maryland	The Family Center at Kennedy Krieger Institute
Massachusetts	Center for Alcohol and other Drug Abuse Prevention, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Massachusetts	Community Development & Substance Abuse Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Minnesota	Amherst H. Wilder Foundation
Nebraska	CenterPointe, Inc.
New York	University at Albany, SUNY Counseling Center
Virginia	Central Virginia Community Services
Virginia	Chesterfield Department of Mental Health Support Services
Wisconsin	University of Wisconsin-Extension

SAMHSA is a public health agency within the Department of Health and Human Services. The agency is responsible for improving the accountability, capacity and effectiveness of the nation's substance abuse prevention, addictions treatment, and mental health services delivery system.