The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA) announced on June 13 that more than $76 million in new funding will help build and support projects to improve mental health and recovery services for Hoosiers.

As part of the National Opioids Settlement, DMHA and the governor’s office are awarding a total of $19 million in one-time funding to 30 local units of government, service providers, and community organizations statewide. The funding will support evidence-based prevention, treatment, recovery and harm reduction services, expansion of the behavioral health workforce, and other services and initiatives.

The state is receiving $507 million over 18 years as part of the National Opioids Settlement with distributors McKesson, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen, manufacturer Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and Janssen’s parent company Johnson & Johnson. DMHA has developed a framework for how the state plans to use its appropriation for abatement purposes. Plans for spending the remaining funds can be found here.

According to a news release, DMHA has received 78 proposals requesting $93 million in response to the grant. Local government units were required to provide matching funds to qualify for funding. The services funded by these grants will reach Hoosiers in at least 28 counties. A complete list of recipients can be found here.

In addition, 15 community mental health centers across the state will receive $57 million in Crisis Receiving and Stabilization Services grants. These grants will support advancing an integrated crisis response system that provides Hoosiers experiencing a mental health and/or substance use crisis with someone to contact and a safe place for help. Details on all 15 projects funded by the Crisis Receiving and Stabilization Services grants can be found here.