MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) — Additional aid for drug treatment services are coming to Northeast Wisconsin communities.
The state Department of Health Services has awarded $8 million in grants to three tribal nations and 22 county agencies across Wisconsin.
This includes:
Manitowoc County: $731,590
Menominee County: $335,323
Winnebago County: $313,422
“Improving access to treatment is a critical part of our plan to reduce the hurt and heartbreak caused by the epidemic of problem drug use we’re living with statewide,” DHS Secretary-designee Kirsten Johnson. “These grants will enable our local partners to remove the financial barriers to effective treatment, allowing more people to experience the promise of recovery. Recovery is possible for everyone.”
Click here to see a full list of recipients.
The funding will be used to connect people to proven approaches to treatment. For opioid use disorder, this includes a model of care using one of three FDA-approved medications—buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone—as well as therapy and other recovery supports. For stimulant use disorder, this includes cognitive behavioral therapy and a practice known as the Matrix Model, which includes multiple therapies provided in a highly structured environment, as well as additional recovery supports.
These grant awards are funded by Wisconsin’s nearly $34 million share of the latest installment of the two-year State Opioid Response Grant Program through the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
