Clarion-Ledger, Jackson
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith announces $5 million in grants to fund opioid treatment
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Health care clinics across the state are receiving grants to aid in treatments for opioid and substance abuse.
According to a report by WTOK, Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith announced Wednesday that 18 community health centers in Mississippi will receive just over $5 million in federal grants for opioid treatment.
The Expanding Access to Quality Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Services (SUD-MH) grant awards Mississippi health care clinics will receive are part of over 1,200 that will be awarded nationwide to support evidence-based strategies to treat substance abuse disorders.
Here's a list of the clinics that will each receive $285,000:
North Mississippi Primary Health Care, Inc., Ashland
G.A. Carmichael Family Health Center, Inc., Canton
Aaron E. Henry Community Health Services Center, Inc., Clarksdale
Jefferson Comprehensive Health Center, Inc., Fayette
Central Mississippi Civic Improvement Association, Inc., Jackson
Central Mississippi Health Services, Inc., Jackson
Family Health Center, Inc. Laurel
Dr. Arenia C. Mallory Community Health Center, Inc., Lexington
Greater Meridian Health Clinic, Inc., Meridian
Delta Health Center, Inc., Mound Bayou
Family Health Care Clinic, Inc., Pearl
East Central Mississippi Health Care, Inc., Sebastopol
Outreach Health Services, Inc., Shubuta
Access Family Health Services, Inc., Smithville
Other awards include:
Southeast Mississippi Rural Health, Inc., Hattiesburg - $282,660
Claiborne County Family Health Center, Port Gibson - $282,235
Coastal Family Health Center, Inc. Biloxi - $280,379
Mantachie Rural Health Care, Inc., Mantachie - $195,220