Massachusetts is the recipient of an $11.7-million grant to bolster the public health response to the opioid epidemic, primarily through outpatient treatment, recovery services and expanded overdose prevention programs, the Baker Administration said Tuesday.
The grant comes from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). It is the first round of annual funding authorized under the federal 21st Century Cures Act, signed into law late last year, which is aimed at improving access to behavioral health services.
Most of the money will be used to increase outpatient treatment programs and recovery services, and to boost community overdose prevention efforts, which are already being supported by the state. It will also support new programs for the treatment of at-risk populations, including pregnant and postpartum women and inmates scheduled for release, the Baker Administration said.
