The Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine [NEOUCOM] and Pharmacy announced Feb. 19 it received a $5 million grant from The Hudson-based Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation to establish The Best Practices in Schizophrenia Treatment Center at NEOUCOM.
"This important grant from The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation will help identify best practices in schizophrenia treatment; this will fundamentally change the lives of people with schizophrenia in a very positive way," said Lois Margaret Nora, NEOUCOM president and dean, College of Medicine. "We are excited and proud to partner with The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation in making this announcement. This initiative will further our mission of improving the health of Northeast Ohio."
The mission of The Best Practices in Schizophrenia Treatment (BeST) Center at NEOUCOM is to ensure that people with schizophrenia and related disorders maximize their ability to achieve recovery by receiving treatments shown to be best practices.
"The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation seeks to raise the standards of prevention, treatment and recovery of mental illness in northeast Ohio," said Foundation President Rick Kellar. "We do this by investing in progressive organizations and innovative initiatives with the potential to transform mental health practices. Today, through the creation of the BeST Center at NEOUCOM, we are advancing our mission in a very significant and exciting way."
NEOUCOM is a community-based, public institution offering both a doctor of medicine and a doctor of pharmacy degree.
The Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation, with assets near $75 million, supports mental health endeavors and the arts in Northeast Ohio through grants.
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NEOUCOM gets $5M grant for schizophrenia center
