Governor Hassan and Executive Council Approve Funding for Substance Misuse Recovery Services

Press Release

Building on the Governor's efforts to ensure a robust, long-term recovery system to support those battling addiction, Governor Maggie Hassan and the Executive Council today approved $600,000 in contracts to provide substance misuse recovery services.

"As we continue working across party lines to implement a comprehensive strategy to support law enforcement and strengthen prevention, treatment and recovery efforts in the fight against substance misuse, we must get resources out as quickly as possible to service providers in local communities," Governor Hassan said. "Ensuring that we have a robust, long-term recovery system to help support those battling addiction is a critical part of our comprehensive strategy to combat this horrible epidemic and help save lives, and I commend the Executive Council for its unanimous, bipartisan votes to help us provide peer recovery support services across the state."

The Executive Council unanimously approved $500,000 in General Funds for Hope for New Hampshire Recovery and Navigating Recovery of the Lakes Region to provide peer recovery support services in four of the state's public health regions -- the Claremont, Concord, Manchester and Winnipesaukee regions. This funding was made available through Senate Bill 533, a bipartisan measure that the Governor proposed when calling for a special session last fall and that she signed when it reached her desk in June. The Executive Council also today unanimously approved a $100,000 sole source contract to help support New Hampshire Hope for Recovery's new recovery community centers in Berlin and Franklin.

In addition, a contract for more than $260,000 in federal funds unanimously approved today was the second in a series of contracts to provide education and prevention services to at-risk youth through local school districts. The contract approved today will support substance misuse services for at-risk youth at White Mountain Community College, Parkside and Southside Middle Schools in Manchester, and Claremont Middle and Stevens High Schools, building on a contract approved in August to provide similar services in several other communities.

"While we work to increase access to treatment and ensure a robust, long-term recovery system, we must also focus on preventing addiction before it starts," Governor Hassan said. "This begins with our young people and helping them understand the dangers of substance misuse, and we must continue expanding these critical services to at-risk youth in communities across the state."

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