Wayne State University's Developmental Disabilities Institute (DDI) has been awarded a 2-year, $85,000 grant from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation to implement and evaluate a program to prevent abuse of women with disabilities. "The Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation funded our initial research to look at the scope of the problem in Michigan," said Sharon Milberger, associate director for research at DDI and lead researcher for the grant. "Now, thanks to the Foundation, we are able to build on this base of knowledge and systematically combat this serious problem," Milberger added.