Awards

COPES programs have received numerous awards for excellence.

In 2007, Creating Lasting Family Connections was reconfirmed as an effective model science-based program by the National Registry of Effective Programs and Practices (NREPP) of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
The Creating Lasting Family Connections program was reconfirmed as an effective substance abuse, violence and delinquency prevention program by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention.
In 2002, Creating Lasting Family Connections was recognized as a model science-based program by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
In 2001, COPES and the Creating Lasting Family Connections program received a Special Recognition Award from the Executive Office of the President's Office of National Drug Control Policy.
In 2001, Creating Lasting Family Connections received the U.S. Department of Education Certificate of Recognition as a Promising Program for Safe, Disciplined and Drug-Free Schools.
The Creating Lasting Family Connections program was featured as a Model Family Program in the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Strengthening America’s Family publication on substance abuse and delinquency prevention in 2000.
In 1997, Copes Model program, Creating Lasting Family Connections, was chosen as one of only eight programs nationwide for the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention’s model program dissemination project.
The Creating Lasting Connections program was also featured in the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention’s “Prevention Works” video in 1996.
Also in 1996, COPES Creating Lasting Connections program was selected to join the International Youth Foundation’s YouthNet, an international effort to replicate highly successful programs as demonstrated by research. Only the most rigorously evaluated and effective programs in the world are selected to receive this great honor.
The COPES Creating Lasting Connections demonstration project received The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention’s Exemplary Substance Abuse Prevention Program Award for 1989, 1995 and 1999. The Creating Lasting Family Connections program is a revised and updated version of this successful program.
In 1988, COPES received a Federal Letter of Commendation from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Otis T. Bowen, M.D.

Copes won the Exemplary Award an unprecedented, three different years - 1989, 1995 and 1999.

SAMHSA’s NREPP gives Creating Lasting Family Connections Nearly Perfect Dissemination Score

We are excited to announce that the National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) has given the COPES, Inc model program Creating Lasting Family Connections a nearly perfect score – 3.9 out of 4.0 – for implementation materials. [more]

COPES Releases its New Edition of Creating Lasting Family Connections

Every several years COPES reviews the CLFC program in order to make sure it includes the most recent science-based information and approaches. [more]

CLFC Referral Form

Creating Lasting Family Connections (CLFC), valued at $750 for participation, provided at no cost to individuals or married couples in the Louisville Metro area [more]

Request for Testimonials and Volunteers

COPES would be very grateful to any of you who have successfully used CLFC in your community, have found it effective, and would be willing to send us a testimonial describing your positive experience with this program. [more]

New Phone Number for Youth Crisis Hotline

Please note that the telephone number for the Youth Crisis Hotline, as printed on the back page of the Developing a Positive Response notebook, (800-448-4663) is no longer in service. [more]