Don
Christensen, corporate chief clinical officer for ValueOptions."
The partnership's initial collaboration includes the execution of
a three-phase project. It can take several months for symptoms of
post-traumatic stress disorder, clinical depression and substance abuse to
appear, and for people to recognize they need additional help.

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About the Division on Addictions

The Cambridge Health Alliance Division on Addictions directs
educational , medical, and scientific resources toward alleviating the
vast and complex array of public heath problems caused by addictive
behaviors. Through its public forums, public education activities,
middle school curriculum development, and high school student
internship program, the Division is reaching a diverse constituency. For more information, please visit
www. The teams will work
with displaced people, individuals with continued stress, and special
populations such as immigrants, migrant workers and older persons.

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About Cambridge Health Alliance

Cambridge Health Alliance is an innovative, award-winning health
system affiliated with Harvard Medical School."
"ValueOptions is excited to be working with the Division on
Addictions on this important research project," said Dr.
The second phase of the project will use an epidemiological
approach to analyze the impact of service delivery and treatment
program characteristics on patient progress.

SAMHSA Awards $11 Million Mental Health Grants to Florida for Continued Services for those Affected by Hurricanes

Substance abuse and mental health screening and
treatment services will be provided.

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The partnership will conduct ground-breaking research related to
managed behavioral health care with a focus on improving quality of
care and strengthening business practices. It includes three
hospitals, more than 20 primary care practices, the Cambridge Public
Health Department, and the Network Health plan. This award builds on current SAMHSA
initiatives that have provided over $5.
"SAMHSA has been helping Florida since the first hurricane struck the
state," SAMHSA Administrator Charles Curie said.

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The first research phase will direct scientific
attention to managed behavioral care by conducting an in-depth
critical analysis of the available managed behavioral healthcare
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About Cambridge Health Alliance

Cambridge Health Alliance is an innovative, award-winning health
system affiliated with Harvard Medical School. WASHINGTON, The Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced an $11 million award to the
State of Florida to meet the needs of those suffering long-term trauma as the
result of the hurricanes of 2004. The funds will be used to serve the
27 most highly impacted Florida counties through Project Recovery, a state
initiative , completely funded by the federal government, that will establish
multidisciplinary treatment teams in the affected areas. The current program will address the more serious
problems that emerge over time."
The program will provide direct mental health services and link
individuals and families with other community services.

SAMHSA, is a public health agency within the Department of Health and
Human Services.

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"Collaborative efforts such as these often
yield more useful outcomes than research done in isolation, and we
look forward to improving quality of care in behavioral health through
this dedicated research initiative. The Division coordinates research, education, training , and
communication relevant to substance abuse at Cambridge Health
Alliance.divisiononaddictions . With this unique
model, the Alliance is able to offer the finest health services, a
diverse working environment, and a premier training experience in
community-based medicine.valueoptions.
The Florida Department of Children and Families submitted its application
for this current grant on March 22, 2005. The agency is responsible for improving the accountability,
capacity and effectiveness of the nation's substance abuse prevention,
addictions, treatment and mental health service delivery system.

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With this unique
model, the Alliance is able to offer the finest health services, a
diverse working environment, and a premier training experience in
community-based medicine.

The corrected release reads:

DIVISION ON ADDICTIONS AT CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE, A HARVARD
MEDICAL SCHOOL AFFILIATE, LAUNCHES COLLABORATION WITH VALUEOPTIONS

Partnership to Research Quality of Care in Managed Behavioral
Healthcare

ValueOptions announced today that they have formed a research
collaborative with the Division on Addictions at Cambridge Health
Alliance, a regional academic health system affiliated with Harvard
Medical School .
"We are very enthusiastic about partnering with ValueOptions,"
said Dr. Howard Shaffer, associate professor and director of the
Division on Addictions. "Their
reputation for excellence in the field complements our commitment to
improving care and together we hope to improve the treatment of
complex behavioral disorders by developing better screening methods
and improving treatment processes.
For more information, please visit www. Project Recovery
expects to provide group and individual therapy, anger management, supportive
housing, and training.

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It includes three
hospitals, more than 20 primary care practices, the Cambridge Public
Health Department, and the Network Health plan. The goal of this phase is
to identify operationally-defined optimal levels of care and program
attributes that can both improve treatment outcomes and contain
healthcare costs. The final phase of the project will explore the
development of screening instruments to identify "complex cases" as
early as possible during the treatment process, and to test whether
different expressions of addiction or mental health disorders share
patterns of risk factors, symptoms, consequences, and temporal
progression.

About ValueOptions

One of the nation 's premier behavioral health care management
organizations, ValueOptions serves nearly 23 million people across the
country through publicly funded and commercial contracts with employee
assistance , mental health and substance abuse, behavioral disability
management and integrated programs. "The earlier aid was
designed to assist the general population in recovering from the psychological
effects of a disaster.

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