HHS Issues $1.5B in Grants for Opioid Abuse Treatment, Including Telehealth
The grants are part of a two-year program launched by HHS' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to help states and Tribal organizations use telehealth and other resource to tackle the opioid abuse crisis.
- Federal officials are issuing roughly $1.5 billion to healthcare providers and other organizations to help them use telehealth and other tools to combat the opioid abuse crisis.
The funds go to a wide variety of evidence-based programs – included medication-assisted treatment (MAT) therapy and “innovative telehealth strategies” – designed to improve access to substance abuse treatment, mental health treatment and community-based support services.