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title: Invest in Kids Receives SAMHSA Award, 2011
description: Invest in Kids has received SAMHSA's Science to Service Award for their work disseminating Incredible Years programs throughout the state.
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## Incredible Years Blog

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Congratulations to Invest in Kids, Denver, Colorado! Invest in Kids has received SAMHSA's Science to Service Award for their work disseminating Incredible Years programs throughout the state. Way to go!

Invest in Kids (IIK) is a non-profit agency whose mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of vulnerable children and families throughout Colorado. Working in partnership with local communities, IIK identifies, introduces, implements and ensures the success of research-based, proven programs.

Invest in Kids identified The Incredible Years program in 2002 after an intensive international search for a program with significant and sustained evidence that would benefit children, their families and their teachers. The Incredible Years program was implemented statewide, in over 128 sites, serving over 6,507 children and 416 parents. Invest in Kids (IIK) is the sole source of Incredible Years training in the state and supports sites in implementing the program through intensive technical assistance and evaluation.

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