JONATHAN GRAND, M.S.W., LICSW Senior Program Associate Jonathan Grand uses his years of administering substance abuse treatment and prevention programs to assist federal and state agencies in promoting best practices in the behavioral health field. He excels in facilitating the exchange of information through workshops, conferences, and meetings on a local, regional, and national level, most recently as Technical Assistance Coordinator for AHP’s Treatment Improvement Exchange (TIE) contract with the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). He also serves as Technical Assistance Coordinator for the Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) Office of Performance Review (OPR) Technical Assistance Project, coordinating the provision of on-site technical assistance to community health centers. Previously, Mr. Grand coordinated AHP’s participation in creating the National Center for the Advancement of Prevention, an initiative funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP). He also conducted research, focus groups, and pre- and post-testing for four statewide radio advertisements sponsored by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health to inform the public about the availability of treatment for problem gambling; helped develop a domestic violence awareness media campaign aimed at male teens in Boston; and did research and conducted focus groups for a cancer awareness campaign for the city of Boston. Mr. Grand served as Project Director for a Compulsive Gambling Treatment Services Evaluation for the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and worked with the Massachusetts Governor’s Task Force on Hate Crimes to increase the reporting of hate crimes by African Americans, Asian Americans, and Hispanics.
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