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Press release | December 4, 2025

Catalight Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Doreen Samelson Named Gold Winner in 2025 Merit Awards for Healthcare

Catalight Chief Clinical Officer Dr. Doreen Samelson has been named a Gold Winner in the 2025 Merit Awards for Healthcare for her leadership in redefining autism and I/DD care. Her work advancing wellbeing-based outcomes, clinical innovation, and equitable access is transforming behavioral health nationally.

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