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WILMINGTON â A new grant will be used to boost community efforts already underway to respond to the opioid crisis with a thoughtful approach.
Deerfield Valley Community Partnership received about $21,000 in Linkage to Care Enhancement Funding through the Vermont Department of Health Division of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs. The money is intended to support ongoing efforts that address overdoses through connections to evidence-based treatment and services for individuals at risk for overdose.
Locally, that means the funding will go to Voices of Hope.
âThey have this incredible group of volunteers,â said Cindy Hayford, DVCP coordinator. âBut you get to a point where youâve got to have staff. This sets that foundation.â
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NVRH and Umbrella Inc. partner to support prevention efforts throughout the Northeast Kingdom
Vermont Business Magazine Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH) has received the Vermont Prevention Center of Excellence’s Grant. This grant is a one-year grant opportunity with goals to reduce underage drinking, high-risk alcohol consumption, marijuana and tobacco misuse, prescription drug and stimulant misuse, and illicit stimulants and opioids. In order to build prevention capacity and infrastructure at the community, as well as regional levels, NVRH is partnering with Umbrella Inc.
The grant, which totals $450,000, tackles two components of prevention: the promotion of healthy lifestyles and norms that reduce the risks associated with the use of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs and the reduction of the impact of those at higher-than-average risk for substance misuse. This includes individuals currently experiencing problems related to use.