Henderson Gets $297,959 Research Grant
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| Craig Henderson, assistant professor
of psychology, and doctoral students, from left, Jennifer
Rockett, Cynthia Mundt and Meghan Davis. |
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Kevin Brady (R-The Woodlands)
announced Tuesday that Sam Houston State University has been
awarded $297,959 from the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services
Association (SAMHSA) at the Department of Health and Human
Services.
These funds will allow for a joint research project between
Sam Houston State University, Phoenix House of Texas and Montgomery
County Juvenile Probation Department to test the effectiveness
of a family based drug treatment program.
“This is a tremendous opportunity for the different
levels of government to work together to offer real support
to help solve a real problem,” said Brady. “We
must offer our support to those youths who violate our drug
laws; I hope this program will give hope to those families
whose children have taken steps down a dangerous path. The
family is the most important institution in society and it
is important we offer support to families which will help
steer children towards a bright future.”
The purpose of the SAMHSA Assertive Adolescent and Family
Treatment grants program is to address gaps in substance abuse
services and/or to increase support to different levels of
government, tribal and other organizations to help specific
populations or geographic areas with serious emerging substance
abuse problems and to integrate that knowledge into real-world
practice as effectively and efficiently as possible.
Craig Henderson, SHSU assistant professor of psychology, is
the principal investigator of the research project.
"I’m very excited about the opportunity to work
with Phoenix House of Texas and the Montgomery County Juvenile
Probation Department to provide much-needed drug abuse treatment
services to adolescents and their families in our community,”
said Henderson.
“Research on adolescent substance abuse has shown that
family-based treatment models are among the most effective
interventions available, so we are looking forward to making
real differences in families’ lives. We’re very
grateful that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Association viewed our project as being worthy of federal
funding."
Henderson, an SHSU faculty member since 2005, worked previously
for the University of Miami School of Medicine. He also has
research projects with that organization and the National
Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) funded Criminal Justice-Drug
Abuse Treatment Studies.
“The common goal of my research is to strengthen family
relationships in at-risk youth and improve services for adolescents
with substance abuse and associated problems,” Henderson
said.
Since coming to SHSU he has encouraged the doctoral students
he supervises to learn through community interaction and service.
His work there was the subject of a Today@Sam Service
Learning Spotlight story last April.
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SHSU Media Contact: Frank
Krystyniak
Sept. 11, 2007
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