Distinguished Career Award Recipient – Jennifer Sussman

Posted on by Julia A Szczech

jenn sussman and the person in the patterned jacket is the Deputy Commissioner of DMHAS DMHAS (Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services), Colleen Harrington, and the person in the yellow sweater is Sarju Shah, Director of the DMHAS Prevention and Health Promotion Division, which funds CPES.

Jennifer Sussman, Research Associate II, received a Distinguished Career Award at the Connecticut Prevention Summit on September 9th, 2025, that brought together state agency and prevention stakeholders from across the state. Jennifer was awarded this because of her decades of work to make data more accessible to state, regional, and community partners to aid in substance use prevention services planning, implementation, and sustainability. She has been an integral part of our department’s team as the coordinator of the Center for Prevention Evaluation and Statistics. A well-deserved award, congrats to Jenn!

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