WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Health & Human Services issued the following press release:
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), today announced supplemental funding to three states - Alabama, Kansas, and West Virginia - to strengthen the role of faith-based organizations and leaders in substance use prevention as part of their Strategic Prevention Framework-Partnerships for Success grants. This announcement was made during an event held with HHS and state leadership with community partners.
"Every child deserves the chance to grow up free from addiction," said HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. "Prevention begins with stron...