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General Brnovich Announces More Than $2 Million in Grant Funding Awarded to Combat the Opioid Crisis in Rural Arizona Counties

phoenix – Attorney General Mark Brunovich announced today that the Arizona Attorney General’s Office (AGO) has awarded $2,237,085 in grants to organizations that serve people in local counties in Arizona. The funds will be used to combat the effects of the opioid crisis.

“Our firm has led and continues to hold accountable the manufacturers, distributors and distributors who have contributed to the opioid crisis,” said Arizona Attorney General Mark Brunovich. “We are now investing the settlement fund to reduce the economic impact on Arizona taxpayers and help people recover from addiction and resume their lives as healthy and productive members of society. doing.”

The local county organizations that received grants are:

  • Alley Psychiatry – $249,980 – Gila County
  • Apache Youth Council – $95,840 – Apache County
  • Casa Grande Alliance – $250,000 Pinal County
  • Chicano Por La Causa – $225,522 – Yuma County
  • EMPACT-Suicide Prevention Center – $125,036 – Hilla County
  • Graham County Substance Abuse Coalition – $250,000 – Graham County
  • notMYkid – $250,000 – Mojave County
  • Parents of Loved Ones with Addiction – $64,502 – All Local Counties
  • Short Creek Dream Center – $247,104 – Mojave County
  • True Pursuit – $229,100 – Coconino and Mojave Counties
  • Hushabye Nursery – $250,000 – Coconino and Mojave Counties

“We are grateful and excited to receive a mitigation grant from the Arizona Attorney General’s Office,” said Kathy Grimes, director of the Graham County Substance Abuse Coalition.Living in a rural community and trying to find resources for community members and loved ones struggling with opioid addiction can be difficult, if not impossible. This funding will allow us to provide the resources and programs to support individuals seeking recovery, as well as the resources needed to further strengthen those who are actively engaged in recovery. ”

This grant will support more than 100,000 people and help with diagnostic, treatment and education needs related to Opioid Use Disorder (OUD).

Shannon Latham of the Apache County Youth Council said, “In the Apache County Youth Council’s effort to reduce the pain of addiction and loss through prevention and education efforts, the Arizona Attorney General’s Office of the Opioid Reduction Fund “Being a beneficiary is extremely important.” “The Apache County Youth Council is proud and grateful to have received this funding and will continue to work hard to address the opioid crisis in Apache County through education, online resources and distribution of lifesaving naloxone. , we will continue to champion the health and wellness of our community members.”

This fund will support infants born with OUD, underserved communities, elementary school students, parents of children addicted to opioids, pregnant women and mothers, adults with mental health-related needs, the homeless, and human victims of OUD. Help survivors of the trade.

“These funds are essential in reaching pregnant women in Mojave and Coconino counties who suffer from opiate and substance use disorders,” said Tara Sundem, co-founder and executive director of Hashabai Nursery. Told. “Hashabai Nursery provides focused prenatal and postnatal trauma-based interventions to achieve family recovery and towards better health outcomes for babies born off of in utero exposed opioids. We will provide the service (NAS/NOWS).”

The grant funding was provided as a result of the “One Arizona Plan,” an AGO-led settlement with four pharmaceutical companies for their role in the opioid crisis.

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