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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 11, 2016
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8TH ANNUAL ALBERT B. CRAIG, JR. AWARD FOR INNOVATION IN BEHAVIORAL HEALTH
PITTSBURGH, PA, February 11, 2016– Albert B. Craig, Jr., MD served as the President of the Staunton Farm Foundation until 1991. During his years on the Board of Trustees, he gave from a boundless reservoir of creativity, kindness, and generosity of spirit, challenging Trustees and staff to search for the best ideas to improve behavioral health in Southwestern Pennsylvania. Dr. Craig brought to the Foundation the same concern for people and love of inquiry that were apparent in his career as a Professor of Physiology and Pharmacology at the University of Rochester Medical School. He led the Staunton Farm Foundation in its work to improve the lives of people with behavioral health issues by supporting programs of proven merit as well as those that test new approaches to advancing behavioral health. The purpose of the Albert B. Craig, Jr. Award is to recognize people who have challenged society to think in fresh ways about problems and solutions in behavioral health, to forge new paths, whether through uncommon partnerships or new ways of serving people with behavioral health issues, or who have invented a product or process that has alleviated mental illness/ addiction. Recipients of the Award need not reside in Southwestern Pennsylvania, but their contribution must have impacted individuals in this region.
The Award is funded by the Staunton Farm Foundation. It provides a cash prize of $5,000 to the individual or organization (recipient); and recognition at the Foundation’s annual meeting and through public announcements. There are no restrictions on the use of the Award by the recipient.
For application and selection process, please visit stauntonfarm.org
About the Staunton Farm Foundation- The Staunton Farm Foundation is a family foundation established in 1937 in accordance with the wishes of Matilda Staunton Craig, who wanted her estate to be used to benefit people with mental illness.
Following the direction set in her will and in response to current needs, the Trustees of the Staunton Farm Foundation make grants to support treatment, services, and systems improvements for children, youth, and adults with behavioral health issues. Grants are limited to non-profit organizations that benefit people in ten counties of Southwestern Pennsylvania: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland counties.
Staunton Farm Foundation’s Vision: Investing in a future where behavioral health is understood, accepted and supported.
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If you would like more information about this topic, please contact Joni Schwager at 412-281-8020 or email at jschwager@stauntonfarm.org.
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