Funding to Address Adverse Events Related to Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Feb. 8, 2024) – Today, Gov. Andy Beshear awarded $5,991,800 in grant funding to expand treatment and recovery services including those for pregnant and parenting women with addiction. The funding will also be used to help address Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS).
“Every single Kentuckian deserves to live a happy, healthy life in a commonwealth that will provide for them and ensure they have every opportunity to succeed,” said Gov. Beshear. “This almost $6 million in funding allows us to give every Kentuckian a successful opportunity from the very beginning of life by providing critical health care treatment while curbing addiction.”
The funding has been distributed to 17 non-profit organizations, such as Community Mental Health Centers and Neonatal Abstinence Treatment Programs, through the Senate Bill 192 Treatment Grant administered by the Office of Drug Control Policy and Kentucky Department for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities. NAS is a complex set of symptoms consistent with opiate withdrawal that is seen in babies exposed to opiates before birth.
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