The Good Fight

Hanley Foundation – a leader in substance abuse prevention, education and advocacy for access to quality treatment, based in West Palm Beach – and actress Allison Janney were honored with the Freedom Institute’s Mona Mansell Award at the organization’s annual Spring Gala in New York City.

More than 300 attended the gala, which was held at the Mandarin Oriental and hosted by Kate Snow of “NBC News.” The Mansell Award, named for the Freedom Institute’s founder, is presented annually to an individual or group who has had a significant impact on substance abuse prevention, treatment and education and whose commitment to the field is unwavering.

“In 40 years, the Hanley family and Hanley Foundation have gone from one couple’s idea for bringing substance abuse treatment to Palm Beach County to a national leader that has changed the conversation about substance use disorders, prevention and treatment,” said Robert L. Miller, chairman, Freedom Institute. “Their work has reached hundreds of thousands of people, and they have created models for prevention and recovery that are emulated all over the country.”

Jan Cairnes, CEO of Hanley Foundation, and Turner Benoit, the foundation’s chief development officer, attended the gala and accepted the award on behalf of the foundation.

“Hanley Foundation is honored to accept this award, particularly because it is named for the visionary Mona Mansell,” Cairnes said. “Mona – much like our own founder, Mary Jane Hanley – was a strong woman [who created] a safe place where those suffering from the disease of addiction could find treatment and hope.” O

For more information, call 561-268-2355 or visit hanleyfoundation.org.