More Money for Crisis Response and Substance Use Disorder Services

The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration's Division of Mental Health and Addiction (DMHA) has recently allocated significant funding to enhance mental health and recovery services for residents of Indiana, known as Hoosiers. This funding, which surpasses $76 million, originates from various sources, including the federal American Rescue Plan Act and the National Opioid Settlement. The DMHA, in collaboration with the Office of Governor Eric J. Holcomb, is specifically dedicating $19 million from the National Opioid Settlement as one-time funding. This funding will be utilized to support evidence-based prevention, treatment, recovery, and harm reduction services, as well as to expand the behavioral health workforce and implement additional services and initiatives statewide. Thirty local units of government, service providers, and community organizations will be the recipients of this funding.