Ten Maine organizations received federal funding to establish and expand access to integrated substance use disorder and mental health services.

WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — On the international day of overdose awareness and remembrance for those lost due to drug use, Sens. Angus King and Susan Collins announced nearly $7.5 million will go towards combatting Maine’s opioid crisis.
Ten Maine organizations—health centers, rural organizations, and hospitals—received a total of $7,455,970 to help combat the opioid crisis in Maine through funding awarded through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The funding will help the organizations establish and expand access to integrated substance use disorder and mental health services, Collins and King said in a release.