More funding is on the way to help organizations across Kentucky fight against the ongoing opioid epidemic.
Thirty-four organizations have been awarded nearly $14 million in grant funding from the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Committee, with Attorney General Daniel Cameron saying this new round of funding is in addition to the $8 million that was awarded earlier this year.
Cameron says the opioid epidemic is only growing, with over two thousand Kentuckians lost to drug overdose in 2022.
He says it is the government’s main goal should be protecting its people and making sure they have access to resources that can help them.
The funding will expand access to evidence-based treatments and resources, as well as support community health centers, rural organizations and emergency shelters.
Several local agencies were awarded during this round of funding, including Mountain Comprehensive Care Center, Cumberland Trace Legal Services, Kentucky Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs and The Healing Place, the Kentucky Health Departments Association, Chrysalis House, and more.