Local Spotlight

Colorado joins 10 states in the CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration Program, bringing enhanced federal funding for comprehensive mental health and substance use disorder treatment.

Rhode Island reports 219 overdose deaths in 2025, a 50% decline since 2022 and the lowest number in over a decade, surpassing the state's 2030 reduction goal.

Massachusetts achieves historic milestone as opioid-related overdose deaths drop to 978 in 2025 — a nearly 60% decline from the 2022 peak.

Eight new federal grant programs will support addiction prevention, behavioral health workforce expansion, and suicide prevention as part of the Great American Recovery Initiative.

State officials say behavioral health investments will add more than 1,600 licensed residential treatment beds — a 45% capacity increase — with 1,067 already open and the rest scheduled within two and a half years.

Hawaiʻi joins 10 states in the Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic Medicaid Demonstration, bringing enhanced funding for mental health and substance use disorder treatment.

New 'Hope in the Mountains' facility in Buckhannon expands addiction treatment capacity for men in a state hit hard by the opioid crisis.

Washington County, Pennsylvania commissioners approved four opioid settlement grants totaling $530,000 after the state trust reversed its earlier rejection, highlighting ongoing tensions in local fund allocation.

Baltimore County unveils a new public dashboard allowing residents to track how opioid settlement funds are being used to combat addiction and support recovery programs.