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RWJF award to NCADD-NJ to improve state outcomes
The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence-New Jersey is the recipient of a three-year, $282,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation through its New Jersey Health Initiatives program. The funds will support the implementation of a state-of-the-art model of improving addiction treatment outcomes. NCADD-NJ will serve as the lead agency of the Client-Directed, Outcome-Informed treatment improvement project. CDOI will be piloted at treatment facilities operated by the New Hope Foundation and is expected to significantly improve client retention rates, a critical component to long-term addiction recovery. Project results will be presented to policy-makers as well as to other treatment providers to encourage adoption of the model by other programs throughout the state. Read full story

CASA survey: parents
unattuned to teens' use
Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, speaks in Philadelphia about the factors that have made illicit use of pharmaceutical drugs more common. One-third of teens and nearly half of 17-year olds attend house parties where parents are present and teens are drinking, smoking marijuana or using cocaine, Ecstasy or prescription drugs, according to the National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XI: Teens and Parents, an annual back-to-school survey conducted by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University. CASA’s survey also reveals that teens who say parents are not present at the parties they attend are 16 times likelier to say alcohol is available, 15 times likelier to say illegal and prescription drugs are available and 29 times likelier to say marijuana is available, compared to teens who say parents are always present at the parties they attend. Read Story

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NJHI 2007 Call for Proposals Now Available
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) New Jersey Health Initiatives (NJHI) program is designed to improve health and health care in New Jersey communities. NJHI primarily funds implementation projects. Research projects are not eligible for funding through NJHI. To be eligible for funding under NJHI 2007, projects must address one of three specific RWJF interest areas:

Approximately $2.4 million will be awarded for up to eight selected grants in New Jersey. Grants can range from $50,000 to $300,000 for a duration of two to three years. The application process for this program is completely online, and the deadline for submission of proposals under the first phase of the program is Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at 3 p.m.

Optional instructional conference calls will be held on Tuesday, September 19 and Thursday, September 21, 2006.
For complete details about these conference calls and the entire NJHI 2007 application process, visit www.njhi.org or call the NJHI Program Office at (856) 225-6733.