LAC Awards
The Legal Action Center has received the following awards:Pacesetter Award
National Institute on Drug Abuse, 1977
Special Commendation
New York State Council on Alcoholism, 1983 and 1988
Special Commendation
Phase Piggy Back, 1985
Fortune Society's Karl Menninger Award, 1986
Certificate of Recognition
New York State Division of Substance Abuse Services, 1987
Special Recognition Award
Samaritan Village, 1988
First Annual Friend of Field Award
American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependency, 1988
Special Recognition Award
National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers, 1992
Catherine H. O'Neill
Legal Services Award
The Association of the Bar of the City of New York, 1992
Mental Health Award
Westchester County Department of Community Mental Health, 1994
Special Reception Award
Veritas Villa, 1995
Paul N. Samuels
Robert Wood Johnson Innovator Award, 2002
The Betty Ford Award
AMERSA, 1998
New York City Coalition of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Organizations, 1997
Veritas Villa, 1995
New York State Association for Alternative Sentencing Programs, 1994
National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors, 1992 and 1994�
