Source: United States Senator for West Virginia Shelley Moore Capito
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.), members of the Senate Appropriations Committee, today announced $3,000,000 from the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to three healthcare facilities across West Virginia. This funding is part of the Rural Communities Opioid Response Program (RCORP) Implementation that works to combat the drug epidemic and expand substance use disorder treatment, prevention and recovery services in rural communities.
“This past year has been devastating for our nation’s continued battle against the addiction crisis, especially in more rural states like West Virginia. This epidemic has touched all of us one way or another, and it has left lasting scars on our families and communities. Providing our communities with the resources needed to combat substance use is a vital part of our recovery efforts, as well as providing access to maternal services and obstetrics care. This individual approach helps us create innovative solutions, while setting West Virginians on the road to recovery. This funding announced today will help strengthen that effort,” Senator Capito said.
“Every West Virginian has been impacted by the drug epidemic but for West Virginians living in rural communities, accessing treatment and recovery services can be especially difficult. I am pleased HRSA is investing in three healthcare facilities in West Virginia that will provide treatment and recovery services, as well as work to prevent substance use disorders in rural communities. And due to my efforts to change HRSA’s classification system that excluded multiple rural communities, Wirt County Health Service Association is receiving this funding for the first time. I won’t stop fighting for funding and resources to fight the drug epidemic and support West Virginians in crisis,” Senator Manchin said.
Individual awards listed below:
- Wirt County Health Service Association – $1,000,000
- Prestera Center For Mental Health Services – $1,000,000
- One Voice Inc. – $1,000,000
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