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John Hamilton President CEO Liberation Programs

John Hamilton Named New CEO of Liberation Programs

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The Board of Directors of Liberation Programs is pleased to announce the appointment of John Hamilton, LMFT, LADC as president and chief executive officer. “John Hamilton is a nationally renowned expert in the addiction treatment field and is widely regarded as an innovative leader,”said Board Chair Wayne Cafran. “He brings more than three decades of experience, with a rich knowledge of the industry as well as the local Fairfield County community.”
Hamilton’s Experience
Having served as senior vice president at Liberation Programs from 1996 to 2006, Hamilton brings an intimate knowledge of the agency, one of Fairfield County’s top behavioral health organizations. In addition to his prior service at Liberation, Hamilton was the CEO of Bridgeport’s Recovery Network of Programs (RNP) for a decade. There, he was able to triple the size of the agency, exponentially increasing its community impact.

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Area Drug Treatment Agency to Honor Jayme Stevenson in June Benefit at Woodway

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Liberation Programs, a Stamford-based drug-treatment agency, will recognize Darien First Selectman Jayme Stevenson “for her extraordinary commitment to the agency’s mission and programs” on June 7 at a benefit at Woodway Country Club. In an announcement from the organization, Stevenson was praised for her “thoughtful approach to ending the opioid epidemic.” Alan Mathis, Liberation Programs’ president and chief executive officer, said, “Jayme understands that what Liberation does saves lives.”

“I’m honored to be included among the recipients of Liberation’s Spirit of Hope award this year because it gives me the chance to emphasize how vitally important it is for us to provide the best addiction treatment possible to ensure people have the greatest chance for a sustainable life in recovery,” Stevenson said in the news release. Stevenson is now running for the GOP nomination for lieutenant governor. According to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, there were a record-breaking 1,038 overdose deaths in Connecticut in 2017.