(Woodridge, IL) – September 13, 2011. Three employees at Woodridge Interventions, a local drug treatment agency, won scholarships from the Skokie-based Cebrin Goodman Center to attend a drug prevention and treatment professionals conference hosted by the Illinois Alcoholism Drug Dependence Association.
The scholarships were awarded to 30 addiction prevention and treatment professionals across Illinois, including Erica Taliana, Jake Kelow, and Sonya Davis of Woodridge Interventions. Preferences were given to prevention providers, geographic diversity, and financial need.
Woodridge Interventions, a subsidiary of Abraxas, Inc., specializes in substance abuse treatment for adolescent males 13 to 18 years of age who need inpatient and outpatient care. This includes outpatient services for males and females.
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“We are grateful to the Cebrin Goodman Center for their generous support of the 2011 IADDA Annual Conference,” said IADDA CEO Sara Moscato Howe.
“Information gained from the conference workshops will directly benefit those who provide prevention and treatment services to Illinois' most vulnerable populations, particularly youth.”
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The Scholarships for the 30 participants, which totaled $21,500, covered the full conference registration and hotel accommodations at the Hilton Lisle/Naperville.
Established in 2007, the Cebrin Goodman Center, an affiliate of the Lillian and Larry Goodman Foundations, is committed to helping young people fulfill their potential as happy, healthy contributing members of society.
The center supports partnerships with organizations whose expertise, vision, and passion help youth develop the skills to resist illegal drug use.
The IADDA conference, Designing the Future, was held September 7–9.
Established in 1967 as the only statewide advocacy organization in Illinois focusing solely on substance use disorder issues, IADDA represents more than 50 addiction prevention, treatment and recovery organizations across the state.
