CMHS Consumer Affairs E-News
January 22, Vol. 08-10
2008 Science and Service Awards Will Honor Implementation
of Evidence-Based Mental Health and Substance Abuse
Interventions
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) has issued a call for applications for its
2008 Science and Service Awards, a national program
that recognizes community-based organizations and coalitions
that have shown exemplary implementation of evidence-based
mental health and substance abuse interventions.
A maximum of five awards will be made in each of the
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 an award, an organization must have successfully
implemented a recognized evidence-based intervention.
Examples include those that are published in scientific
literature and/or appear on a Federal and/or state registry
of evidence-based interventions.
Both public sector (State, local, territorial, tribal)
and private sector organizations (including community-based
organizations and/or coalitions) are eligible to compete
for these non-monetary awards. Developers of an evidence-based
intervention or their research collaborators, previous
award winners, and Federal agencies are not eligible
for the awards.
All applications will be rated using the following
four criteria: community need, sustainability, accurate
implementation, and results. Independent experts will
review and recommend for an award the top five scoring
submissions in each of the five categories. SAMHSA Center
Directors and staff from the agency's Office of the
Administrator will review and approve award finalists.
One or more reviewers may also make a site visit to
finalists prior to the announcement of the award recipients.
Winners will receive a commemorative award and will
be further recognized on www.samhsa.gov and through
SAMHSA News. Award winners do not receive any financial
compensation.
Complete information is available on the SAMHSA Web
site at www.samhsa.gov/scienceandservice by clicking
on "Application Materials for 2008 Awards."
Applications must be emailed by March 31, 2008 to dfixsen@fmhi.usf.edu.
For those without access to email, the application must
be postmarked by midnight on March 31, 2008 and mailed
to Dean Fixsen, Ph.D., Science and Service Award Coordinator,
University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd.,
MHC 2312, Tampa, Florida 33612.
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