HHS provided states and territories with $42.3 million in supplemental funding aimed at implementing the Treatment First model through two federal block grants.
Community Mental Health Services Block Grant recipients received $17.3 million for efforts including training, technical assistance, policy development and cross-system coordination, according to a Sept. 18 news release from the agency.
The remaining $25 million was distributed to Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant recipients to increase capacity for safe, licensed, certified or chartered sober and recovery housing nationwide.
Separately, the Addiction Technology Transfer Center National Coordinating Office and all 10 regional centers received an additional $2 million to support implementation.
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