2009 Science and Service Award Winners Announced
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 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.
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
- Co-occurring disorders.
A full list of 2009 awardees appears below.
To be eligible for these nonmonetary awards, an organization must demonstrate successful implementation of a recognized evidence-based intervention, including interventions that have been published in the scientific literature or appear on a Federal or state registry.
Find out more about SAMHSA’s Science and Service Awards.
| 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 |