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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today awarded the Iowa Department of Public Health a $9,423,008 3-year grant to fund Iowa's Access to Recovery program. The goal of the program is to expand services and supports that enhance treatment in all ofIowa's 99 counties. SAMHSA Administrator Terry Cline presented the check to Iowa Department of Public Health Director Tom Newton. "Today is a great day for the state of Iowa and for the battle against addiction," said Director Newton. "The Access to Choice funding will help to remove many of the barriers to substance abuse treatment commonly encountered by people wanting help."
Iowa's Access to Recovery Program, called "Access to Choice," will ensure that persons seeking recovery have real and relevant choices for care through an enhanced system that supports traditional treatment with expanded community-based efforts and faith-based services.
"Providing people who have substance abuse problems with choices regarding their treatment and recovery supports makes sense," said SAMHSA Administrator Terry Cline. "It helps empower them from the very beginning in the fight for their life. Access to Recovery provides individuals the flexibility needed to find their own path to recovery."
IDPH Division of Behavioral Health Director Kathy Stone says the SAMHSA funding will help connect individuals with the recovery programs best for them. "Through Access to Choice, Iowans will receive needed services that, along with treatment, directly contribute to personal recovery."
During the first, start-up year, Iowa anticipates providing Access to Choice services to 800 persons, with a projection of 1,700 enrolled in each of the following two years.
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