Overview
In 1976, Peter Hayden founded Turning Point, Inc., to focus on African-Americans struggling with substance use disorder. As of 2022, they’ve served over 24,000 people, prompting the NAATP in 2021 to create a new award for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). Turning Point would receive the first award, and Dr. Hayden’s name would be used to honor him.
Past Winners
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Philip Rutherford (2026)
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Dr. Dietra Hawkins (2025)
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Andrew Williams, the first National Director of DEI at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation (2024)
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Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross (2023)
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White Bison, a nonprofit operated by indigenous American groups behind the “Wellbriety Movement” (2022)