BOSTON, Mass. (SHNS)– Eighteen small, community-based organizations that work to address the opioid use and abuse crisis are getting the first wave of money, $3.75 million in all, from a new partnership that wants to facilitate better access to statewide opioid settlement funds for grassroots groups.
Organizations in Springfield, Charlemont and Northampton are among those receiving funding.
Recovery program taking shape for health care workers
The Mosaic Opioid Recovery Partnership was developed by the Department of Public Health’s Bureau of Substance Addiction Services and RIZE Massachusetts to ensure equitable allocation of Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund (ORRF) grants to municipalities and local groups that often face significant obstacles to accessing traditional funding opportunities.
The 18 organizations getting first-round funding will receive between $16,000 and $150,000 annually over three years to focus on one or all of the following areas: prevention, harm reduction, connections to care, recovery supports, trauma, grief, and family supports…