1995
The Center started in 1995 as a pilot program under UT Southwestern Medical Center’s Division of Community Women’s Health Care, working with pregnant women with substance use or misuse issues. The pilot was successful and the Texas Department of State Health Services (known at that time as Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse) developed the Pregnant Postpartum Intervention Program (PPI), under which the New Connections Family Intervention PPI program has been funded since 1996.