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Acknowledgments
Funding for the Center for Trauma Response,
Recovery, and Preparedness was provided by a
contract from the Connecticut State Department
of Mental Health and Addictions Services to the
University of Connecticut Health Center Depart-
ment of Psychiatry (J. Ford, Principal Investi-
gator) from grants awarded to the Connecticut
State Department of Mental Health and Addic-
tions Services from the Substance Abuse and
Mental Health Services Administration, Center for
Substance Abuse Treatment, Center for Substance
Abuse Prevention, and Center for Mental Health
Services (A. Evans, Principal Investigator).

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