U.S. Senators Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Dick Durbin (D-IL) announced $1,000,000 in federal funding to five organizations in central Illinois to help support treatment for and prevention of substance and opioid use disorder in rural counties on Thursday.
The following projects will receive funding:
- Southern Illinois University Center for Family Medicine: $200,000
- Gibson Area Hospital & Health Services: $200,000
- Chestnut Health Systems, Inc.: $200,000
- St. Francis Hospital: $200,000
- County of Macoupin: $200,000
The funding comes through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration’s Rural Communities Opioid Response Program.
The Rural Communities Opioid Response Program supports treatment for and prevention of substance and opioid use disorder, in rural counties at the highest risk for substance use.
