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October 19, 2007
Wright University lands $1.5M grant
Wright State University has landed a $1.5 million grant to expand services for deaf and hard of hearing Ohioians in need of drug and alcohol treatment statewide.
The three-year grant, awarded by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, will fund e-therapy such as sign language-based group and individual counseling and case management via video conferencing and videophone technology.
The Consumer Advocacy Model, a Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine substance abuse treatment program for people with disabilities, will work with the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services as well as Columbus-based nonprofit CSD-Ohio and Dayton-based Deaf Community Resource Center to develop programming with the grant money.
"They anticipate they would be ready by early January," said Judi Engle, Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine spokeswoman.
Those who are deaf or hard of hearing have significant challenges in accessing treatment services because of difficulties associated with communicating, isolation and stigma, said Angela Cornelius, director of the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services.
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Posted by 4HL on October 19, 2007 8:43 AM
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