CONNECTICUT CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION ANNOUNCES OVER $2 MILLION IN MENTAL HEALTH AND OPIOID ABUSE TREATMENT FUNDING

HARTFORD, CT – Today, U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Representatives John Larson (CT-1), Joe Courtney (CT-2), Rosa DeLauro (CT-3), Jim Himes (CT-4), and Elizabeth Esty (CT-5) announced $2,666,359 awarded to sixteen health centers in the state of Connecticut to fund treatment for mental health and opioid abuse. The grant is part of a $200 million package awarded to 1,178 health centers and thirteen rural health organizations in all fifty states, the District of Columbia, and U.S. territories by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). 

“This funding, while welcome, is only a small step in stopping the opioid scourge in Connecticut,” said the delegation. “It is good news for the health centers that have been on the front lines of fighting the opioid epidemic in hard-hit Connecticut communities. We call on the Trump Administration to keep the promise made to Americans across the country struggling with opioid abuse, and continue providing aid to communities in need.”

Connecticut grant recipients are listed below. 

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