The award was received by Nancy Ebb, LCSW, JD and Bruce Tannenbaum M.D., respectively, Co-Director and Psychiatric Consultant at the Center.

The Foundation was impressed with this program because it treats pregnant, uninsured mothers who have suffered from abusive and traumatic experiences. These women are predominantly poor immigrants and many are or have recently been suicidal. Of particular value, the board believed, was that this early intervention prevented future mental illness in both the mothers and their babies.

Honorable mention was awarded to the Gaudenzia Foundations New Vision of Hope Program which is a treatment program in Baltimore for men and women who have been diagnosed by a licensed professional as suffering from both substance abuse and mental health problems.