New Tool Deployed to Help Veterans: Supported Recovery Training and Certification

• By: Elisabeth Kranson New York Certification Board
• October 23rd, 2023
• addiction, certification, community-based programs, Fall 2023 Issue, mental health, military culture, New York Certification Board, peer professionals, recovery, substance use disorder, support, training, veteran supported recovery, veterans, workforce
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The prevalence of suicide, addiction to alcohol and other drugs, homelessness, unemployment, incarceration, physical and mental health challenges, and the need for health and social services is disproportionate among Veterans compared to the general population. Among Veterans, one in six who served...

SAMHSA Announces Unprecedented $30 Million Harm Reduction Grant Funding Opportunity to Help Address the Nation’s Substance Use and Overdose Epidemic

• By: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• January 5th, 2022
• community-based programs, grant program, harm reduction, overdose epidemic, prevention, substance use, Winter 2022 Issue
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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is now accepting applications for the first-ever SAMHSA Harm Reduction grant program and expects to issue $30 million in grant awards. This funding, authorized by the American Rescue Plan, will help increase access to a range of...