BIG SANDY, Mont. (NMB) – U.S. Senator Jon Tester announced that health care facilities across the state will receive more than $3 million in funding to help combat the growing opioid epidemic.
A press release says that twelve community health centers will reach receive $167,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to combat substance use disorders and offer mental health service, and the Montana Health Research and Education Foundation will receive $1 million to implement an opioid response program for rural communities. Also, Montana State University will receive almost $900,000 to enhance community-based training for students studying to become behavioral and mental health paraprofessionals focused on opioid and substance use disorders.
Among the recipients are the Glacier Community Health Center in Cut Bank, Marias Healthcare Services in Shelby and the Community Health Care Center in Great Falls.
