Netsmart Technologies Signs Contract With Project Rehab of Grand Rapids, Michigan

Netsmart Technologies Signs Contract With Project Rehab of Grand
Rapids, Michigan
Netsmart Continues to Move Forward Executing Its Plan to Implement Its
Integrated Solutions for Michigan 


GREAT RIVER, N.Y., May 20  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Netsmart Technologies,
Inc. (NASDAQ:NTST), a leading supplier of enterprise-wide software for health
and human services providers through its wholly owned subsidiary, Creative
Socio-Medics Corp. (Creative), today announced today that Creative has been
awarded a one year contract with a total value of $260,000 for Project Rehab of
Grand Rapids to implement its Avatar solution for Michigan.

James Gargiulo, Senior Vice President of Creative, said in a statement: "We
believe that our state-specific productline and superior implementation
services have positioned us for continued growth in Michigan."

Project Rehab is a not-for-profit corporation that offers the community a wide
variety of behavioral health programs in a seamless continuum of service.
Wellness and Prevention Services offer broad-based programs to encourage
healthy lifestyles. Project Rehab's employee Assistance Center acts as a
"gatekeeper" for behavioral health services for employers and managed care
health insurance agencies. For those needing personal or family counseling,
Outpatient Treatment services are available for all ages. Those with more
severe problems are admitted into Project Rehab's Residential Services
programs.

About Netsmart Technologies, Inc.

Netsmart Technologies, Inc. of Great River, NY, through Creative Socio- Medics,
is an established, leading supplier of enterprise-wide software solutions for
health and human services providers with over 600 clients, including 26 systems
with state agencies. Creative's clients include health and human services
organizations: public health agencies, mental health and substance abuse
clinics, psychiatric hospitals, and managed care organizations. Avatar Practice
Management and the Avatar Clinician Work Station, Creative's core products, are
full-featured information systems that operate on a variety of operating
systems, hardware platforms, and mobile devices and offer unlimited
scalability.

Statement on Behalf of Netsmart Technologies, Inc.

Statements in this press release may be "forward-looking statements" within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Words such as
"anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "intend" and similar
expressions, as they relate to the company or its management, identify
forward-looking statements. These statements are based on current expectations,
estimates and projections about the company's business based, in part, on
assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future
performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult
to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may, and probably will,
differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking
statements due to numerous factors, including those described above and those
risks discussed from time to time in Netsmart's filings with the Securities and
Exchange Commission. In addition, such statements could be affected by risks
and uncertainties related to product demand, market and customer acceptance,
competition, pricing and development difficulties, as well as general industry
and market conditions and growth rates, and general economic conditions. Any
forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which they are made,
and the company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking
statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.
Information on Netsmart's or Creative's website do not constitute a part of
this release. 

DATASOURCE: Netsmart Technologies, Inc.



CONTACT:  Ron Marge of Netsmart Technologies, [phone], ext. 2026,

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