Family Health Center of Worcester to Receive $352K for Opioid Addiction

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Tuesday, March 15, 2016

GoLocalWorcester News Team

Congressman Jim McGovern showed his support for $94 million in funding that the Department of Health and Human Services announced they will award to 271 health centers in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to improve and expand the delivery of substance abuse services in health Centers, with a focus on treatment of opioid use disorder in underserved populations. 

The Family Health Center of Worcester is among the health centers receiving funding. They will received $352,083 to help expand access to treatment and ongoing counseling services they provide in an outpatient setting to those who are struggling with opioid addiction. 

“Family Health Center of Worcester has provided outpatient Suboxone treatment for opioid-addicted patients in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Public Health since 2007. This new federal grant award is a recognition of the tremendous need in Worcester County, and will allow Family Health Center to expand access to treatment and ongoing counseling services in an outpatient setting,” said Frances Anthes, President/CEO of Family Health Center of Worcester.

The funding is provided through the Affordable Care Act. 

“Families in Massachusetts and across the country know how serious the opioid epidemic is and they know that strong federal investments in our communities are essential to ending this crisis. This new funding will help to expand access to medication-assisted treatment and integrate these services in health centers like the Family Health Center of Worcester. This is essential to helping our communities reduce opioid misuse and abuse and provide people with a path to recovery. I am so proud of the great work the Family Health Center of Worcester is doing and will continue to push for the funds and resources our communities need to strengthen recovery efforts, save lives, and end the opioid crisis," McGovern said. 

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