The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration unveiled more than $281 million through 15 grant programs to support addiction treatment, overdose prevention, mental health services and recovery initiatives, according to a July 6 news release from HHS.
Here are three things to know:
- The funding opportunities support medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder, school-based mental health programs, trauma-informed care, first responder overdose response training, suicide prevention, integrated behavioral and primary care, workforce development and recovery support services.
- The largest funding opportunities include $68.2 million for Medication-Assisted Treatment-Prescription Drug and Opioid Addiction grants, $55.7 million for Project AWARE — Advancing Wellness and Resiliency in Education — grants, $40.6 million for National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative-Community Treatment and Service Centers-III grants and $34.7 million for First Responders-Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act grants.
- Additional funding includes $22 million for Mental Health Awareness Training grants, $13.7 million for Promoting Integration of Primary Behavioral Healthcare grants, $11 million for Preventing Drug Overdoses: Community Prevention and Response grants and smaller awards supporting recovery services, suicide prevention, assertive community treatment, family networks and behavioral health data privacy education.
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