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Midas Dual Diagnosis Treatment Program Wins Frist Award
Samaritan Recovery Community’s dual diagnosis residential treatment program was among those receiving the highest honors at the Center for Non-Profit Management 2002 Salute to Excellence Awards Celebration held recently at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel. The annual event, which draws over 900 attendees, brings together leaders, staff, and others from the nonprofit and business worlds to recognize nonprofit leadership and program excellence in a variety of categories. Samaritan’s dual diagnosis program received the top award in the “Making a Difference” category which “honors organizations or programs that have faced the challenge of demonstrating program results.”
Samaritan Executive Director, John York, gave credit for the program’s success to Associate Director Estelle Garner, Program Coordinator Deana Kinnaman, and Psychologist Terry Edwards, who were instrumental in founding the program and in ensuring its’ success through quality treatment services designed to address the unique needs of the persons served. York thanked Dr. Stephanie Perry and her staff at the A&D Bureau for providing the primary funding for the program, and also thanked United Way of Metropolitan Nashville and HUD for their ongoing support.
Samaritan Recovery Community’s Midas Dual Diagnosis Residential Treatment Program provides alcohol and drug abuse and mental health treatment to indigent clients who would otherwise be unable to access services due to their inability to pay.
According to Program Coordinator, Deana Kinnaman, the dual program addresses both illnesses by offering structured residential treatment utilizing an integrated, individualized treatment approach. The primary goal is to teach the client how to manage both illnesses simultaneously, thereby reducing the chance of relapse in either disorder. In it’s first three years of service, a total of 204 clients have successfully completed the program.
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