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10/29/2004
Managed-care firm ValueOptions, in collaboration with George
Washington University (GWU), will receive a Young Adults in
the Workplace (YIW) grant from the Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration, Business Wire reported Oct. 20.
The
grant will fund a research project aimed at determining the
most effective way to develop Employee Assistance Programs
(EAPs) to service young workers, who are have the highest rate
of alcohol and other drug abuse. Young adults who have dropped
out of high school to enter the work force, or who have
elected not to attend college, are the primary
focus.
The program will employ a three-phase method to
find the optimal EAP model, using a combination of existing
databasing strategies to compile data that will streamline the
programs to the demographic for optimal efficiency.
ValueOptions, a nationwide behavior health
care management organization that specializes in EAPs, will
pilot the program for two years with GWU, and then introduce
it to its broader market.
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