Premier Inc. Honors Indiana Recovery Home for Women with National Award and $100,000 Prize
22 June 2022 - 10:30PM
Business Wire
The BreakAway – a place of learning, hope, fellowship and
healing – recognized for empowering women to confront addiction and
celebrate recovery
The BreakAway, a nonprofit dedicated to helping women recover
from the disease of addiction in New Albany, IN, has received the
2022 Monroe E. Trout Premier Cares Award and a $100,000 cash prize
from Premier, Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC), a leading healthcare improvement
and technology company.
Sponsored by Premier and its alliance of more than 4,400
hospitals and health systems and approximately 225,000 other
providers and organizations, the Premier Cares Award recognizes
standalone community agencies and health organizations that are
improving the lives of the medically underserved.
The BreakAway, a 14-bed, residential home for women, opened in
2017 to help meet the overwhelming demand for accredited addiction
treatment options in Indiana. According to the Department of Health
and Human Services (DHHS) 2020 National Survey of Substance Abuse
Treatment Services, 797 of every 100,000 Indiana residents are in
treatment for substance abuse, a 57 percent increase since 2011.
The utilization rate for beds at residential treatment facilities
in Indiana is 106 percent compared to the national average of 79
percent.
“‘The BreakAway saved my life’ is something we’ve heard dozens
of times from graduates,” said Lisa Livingston, Founder of The
BreakAway. “That statement, along with our waiting lists and
inquiry call volume, are constant reminders of the overwhelming
demand for reputable addiction recovery homes. We’re grateful and
honored to be recognized by Premier, and we look forward to
expanding our capacity to ensure we can accept as many women as
possible who could benefit from our program and receive the help
they desperately need.”
Inspired by her own journey to recovery, Livingston’s vision for
The BreakAway is to offer an abstinence-focused, safe, positive
environment where women can see hope for recovery. By understanding
the addiction process and its impact on the brain, residents
recover and develop tools for abstinence during their six- to
nine-month stay.
Central components to The BreakAway program include physical and
mental health assessments, participation in weekly therapy, house
meetings, Recovery Dynamics curriculum and established programs
such as Alcoholics Anonymous. To help build habits for
self-reliance, the women are required to obtain insurance, find a
job and pay $100 per month in rent.
“Treatment for drug and alcohol abuse, access to mental health
services and tools to fight homelessness and poverty are critically
needed, especially in our small communities,” said Michael J.
Alkire, President and CEO of Premier. “The BreakAway is a beacon,
addressing these social issues with a program that’s proven to
increase sobriety, reduce recidivism for participants with a
criminal record, strengthen financial independence and improve
family function. We are proud to advance their work and honored to
recognize their achievements with the 2022 Premier Cares
Award.”
A panel of national healthcare leaders selects the Premier Cares
Award winner each year. The program spotlights community-based
healthcare initiatives and helps other organizations learn to
replicate activities, as well as provides funding support to help
winners advance their programs and services. To date, the Cares
program has provided more than $3 million to more than 100
organizations nationwide.
Premier has presented the Cares Award annually since 1991, when
it was created by Monroe E. Trout, M.D., former CEO of American
Healthcare Systems, one of Premier’s heritage organizations. The
competition is open to nonprofit organizations that have been in
existence for more than two years, are providing creative solutions
to health status improvement, can provide documentation of outcomes
and impact on a specific population, and have programs that can be
replicated in other communities.
The BreakAway is accepting the Cares Award and $100,000 cash
prize on June 22, 2022, during an awards ceremony held at Premier’s
annual Breakthroughs Conference.
About Premier Inc.
Premier, Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC) is a leading healthcare improvement
company, uniting an alliance of more than 4,400 U.S. hospitals and
health systems and approximately 225,000 other providers and
organizations to transform healthcare. With integrated data and
analytics, collaboratives, supply chain solutions, and consulting
and other services, Premier enables better care and outcomes at a
lower cost. Premier plays a critical role in the rapidly evolving
healthcare industry, collaborating with members to co-develop
long-term innovations that reinvent and improve the way care is
delivered to patients nationwide. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C.,
Premier is passionate about transforming American healthcare.
Please visit Premier’s news and investor sites on
www.premierinc.com; as well as Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn,
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