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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Christine Mulvin
513-458-6621
Health Foundation awards more than $400k to focus on evidence-based programs
Cincinnati— May 16, 2005—The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati has awarded $417,600 in grants to organizations in response to a request for proposal issued last year to encourage providers that treat adolescent substance use disorders to incorporate evidence-based practices into their existing programs.
The term 'evidence-based' means that these models or curriculum have been shown to produce superior results over normal practices.
"Unfortunately, adolescents are often treated as if they are 'little adults' and receive the same assessment and treatment protocols as adults," said Ann Perrin, program officer of the Health Foundation. "Yet, adolescents differ greatly from adults in their physiological, emotional development and cognitive abilities. "
"Their values, belief systems and the importance they place on friends and family do not conform to the norms of adult treatment programs," Perrin continued.
The rate of alcohol and other drug use among adolescents (ages 12-17) in the Greater Cincinnati area has hovered at 15–20 percent for the past six years. Yet, less than 10 percent of youth who are using alcohol or other drugs receive treatment in any given year, according to the needs assessments completed by local alcohol and other drug service funding organizations in 1999-2001. These needs assessments were funded by the Health Foundation.
"The substance use disorder treatment field is far ahead of where it was 10 years ago in understanding what really works in helping youth," said Donald Hoffman, president and CEO of the Health Foundation. "But, we have used adult models for treatment of adolescents for too long. The Health Foundation is proud to be helping agencies prepare for and implement these new practices."
Those non-profits awarded grants based on the RFP include:
- $131,500 to Sojourner Recovery Services Inc. (Contact: Lu Carson at 513-868-7654)
- $83,000 to the Talbert House (Contact: Kimberly Sperber at 513-751-7747)
- $48,300 to Alcoholism Council of the Cincinnati Area, NCADD (Contact: Jeff Stokoe at 513-281-7880)
- $43,400 to NorthKey Community Care (Contact: Russ Radenhausen at 859-431-2225)
- $35,300 to Family Service of the Cincinnati Area (Contact: Enid Grant at 513-354-5632)
- $30,700 to FRS Counseling (Contact: Joe Adray at 937-393-4562)
- $27,400 to Transitions Inc. (Contact: Larry Wells at 859-491-4435)
- $18,000 to the Hamilton County TASC (Contact: Amy Winkler at 513-946-3895)
The Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati is an independent foundation dedicated to improving community health and access to health care for vulnerable populations. The Foundation awards grants to non-profit and governmental organizations for selected health programs and activities in Cincinnati and 20 surrounding counties in Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana. In 2004, the Health Foundation invested $10.5 million to support local health care programs that address the objectives of the Foundation's four focus areas and general community health.