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State to pay out $25.2 million to deal with opioid epidemic, none of which is coming to St. Lawrence County

Posted 9/20/17

The state will rollout of $25.2 million in federal funding to expand initiatives in New York's ongoing effort to confront the opioid epidemic, but none of that funding will come directly to St. …

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State to pay out $25.2 million to deal with opioid epidemic, none of which is coming to St. Lawrence County

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The state will rollout of $25.2 million in federal funding to expand initiatives in New York's ongoing effort to confront the opioid epidemic, but none of that funding will come directly to St. Lawrence County.

The funding will be used to add and enhance treatment services for people struggling with opioid use disorders in high-need counties throughout the state, including mobile treatment, telehealth capabilities, and the expansion of medication assisted treatment. It will also support statewide prevention and recovery programs. These initiatives build upon the governor's multi-pronged approach to addressing the opioid epidemic affecting communities across the state.

The 16 counties will share in up to $16 million to increase access to treatment through initiatives including expanded peer services, tele-practice, and mobile treatment services.

The following programs are receiving funding:

Western New York (Erie and Niagara Counties)

· Best Self Behavioral Health - $1.7 million

Central New York (Yates and Ontario Counties)

· Strong Memorial Hospital - up to $1 million

· Finger Lakes Area Counseling & Recovery Agency, Inc. - $1.4 million

North Country (Jefferson County)

· Credo Community Center for the Treatment of Addictions, Inc. - $1.1 million

Central New York (Onondaga, Cayuga, Madison and Oswego Counties)

· Syracuse Brick House, Inc. - $1.8 million

Capital Region and Mohawk Valley (Saratoga and Montgomery Counties)

· New Choices Recovery Center - $1.74 million

Mid-Hudson and Capital Region (Greene, Ulster and Sullivan Counties)

· Catholic Charities Community Services of Orange and Sullivan - $2 million

· Twin County Recovery Services, Inc. - $1.1 million

Southern Tier (Tioga and Tompkins Counties)

· Trinity of Chemung County - $1.1 million

· The Addiction Center of Broome County, Inc. - $1 million

The 16 high-need counties will also receive an additional $1.8 million to fund services such as training providers in medication assisted treatment, transitional treatment for people reentering the community from county jails and state correctional facilities, and naloxone training and purchasing.

The State Targeted Response initiative also includes programing for communities beyond the 16 high-need counties, including:

Enhanced opioid use disorder services at four existing New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute Health Hubs and the establishment of seven new Health Hubs - $2.7 million

Creation of a Youth and Young Adult Statewide Recovery Network by the Friends of Recovery - New York - $450,000

Substance use disorder prevention services to youth in foster care - $200,000

An education and awareness campaign, with a focus on tribal territories and Latino communities - $1.59 million

Addiction prevention services for families living in New York City shelters and Permanent Supportive Housing - $816,000

In addition, $100,000 has been awarded to each of the following providers to deliver evidence-based prevention services for underserved, hard-to-reach youth and other at-risk populations across the state:

Capital Region: Addiction Care Center of Albany - $100,000

Central New York: Syracuse Model Neighborhood Facility - $100,000

Finger Lakes: Ibero American Action League - $100,000

Long Island: Hispanic Counseling Center - $100,000

Mid-Hudson: Catholic Charities Community Services of Orange and Sullivan County - $100,000

Mohawk Valley: Catholic Charities of Fulton and Montgomery Counties - $100,000

New York City: Ridgewood Bushwick Senior Citizens Council - $100,000

North Country: Pivot - $100,000

Southern Tier: Our Lady of Lourdes Memorial Hospital - $100,000

Western New York: Chautauqua Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Council - $100,000

New Yorkers struggling with an addiction, or whose loved ones are struggling, can find help and hope by calling the state's toll-free, 24-hour, 7-day-a-week HOPEline at 1-877-8-HOPENY (1-877-846-7369) or by texting HOPENY (Short Code 467369).

Available addiction treatment including crisis/detox, inpatient, community residence, or outpatient care can be found using the new and improved NYS OASAS Treatment Availability Dashboard at FindAddictionTreatment.ny.gov or through the Access Treatment page on the NYS OASAS website.

Visit the #CombatAddiction website at oasas.ny.gov/CombatAddiction to learn more about how you can help to #CombatAddiction in your community.

Visit www.combatheroin.ny.gov for more information on addressing heroin and prescription opioid abuse, including a Kitchen Table Tool Kit to help start the conversation about the warning signs of addiction and where to get help.

For tools to use in talking to a young person about preventing alcohol or drug use, visit the State's Talk2Prevent website.