Family Health Center Receives Federal Support for Substance Abuse Services

Press Release

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Friday that Family Health Centers, Inc. in Louisville, Kentucky has received $325,000 in funding to assist in improving and expanding substance abuse treatment services at its facility. Senator McConnell contacted the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on behalf of Family Health Center, Inc. in support of the federal competitive grant.

"This funding will help Family Health Centers, Inc. expand its services and hire additional staff to help treat those in the area suffering from substance abuse," said Senator McConnell. "This is great news for the community and comes on the heels of the Senate passing legislation authorizing programs to help combat the prescription opioid and heroin epidemic in Kentucky. I appreciate the opportunity to assist Family Health Centers, Inc. The community health center does great work in Louisville providing care to those who need it most, and now they will be able to begin offering treatment services for opioid and heroin abuse."

"We are very pleased to receive this federal grant award to allow the Family Health Centers to offer expanded substance abuse treatment services at health center sites. The new grant funding will allow us to provide treatment for opioid addiction, with a focus on Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT). We look forward to working with other community treatment providers as we expand the array of treatment options available in the Louisville area, to address the growing heroin and opioid addiction crisis. We are thankful of Senator McConnell's leadership on this issue, and his support for our federal grant to help address it," said Bill Wagner, CEO, Family Health Centers, Inc.

Yesterday, the Senate passed the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA). The bill helps tackle the prescription opioid & heroin crisis by expanding education and prevention initiatives, improving treatment programs, and bolstering law enforcement efforts.

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