Carroll County Local Management Board---a premier FTTIM implementation site---and Carroll County Youth Service Bureau Inc., win the SAMHSA 2009 Science and Service Award by showcasing their successful implementation of Brief Strategic Family Therapy because they believe in healthy families. See the happy faces below:
Angela Chmar, Patsy Shaffer, Olga Hervis (FTTIM), Bobby Jarrett, Lynn Davis, Diana Vaughan and Carol Bolles
Last Updated on:: 07 / 29 / 2010
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