Call on Your Lawmakers to Support Investments in SUD Treatment and Recovery Services

December 16, 2019 Tell Your Representative and Senators to Support Investments in SUD Treatment and Recovery Services As the current continuing resolution deadline draws near, House and Senate Appropriations Committee members continue to negotiate a path forward on Fiscal Year 2020 spending. While funding is set to run out on December 20th, there is hope a full-year funding deal for substance use disorder initiatives can still be struck. Both the House and Senate Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriation bills made critical investments in substance use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery programs. Supporting commitments that address the nation’s addiction crisis while funding existing and newly authorized programs is vital. Please take time to urge your lawmakers to support a final FY2020 spending deal that makes key investments in programs such as: National Health Service Corps; Loan Repayment Program for Substance Use Disorder Treatment Workforce; Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Workforce Training Program and the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA); Minority Fellowship Program (MFP); Peer Support Centers; Building Communities of Recovery Program; and State Opioid Response Grants at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Contact your lawmakers TODAY! The committees’ work represents vital investments in the nation’s most critical substance use disorder initiatives. Congress has the chance to support treatment and recovery services for countless Americans battling addiction across the country. Please call the U.S. Capitol directly at 202-224-3121 and urge your Representative/Senators to fight for these critical programs. Click here to find your U.S. Representative and click here to find your U.S. Senators. What You Need to Say: "As an addiction professional and constituent, I strongly urge you to support a year-end funding deal that takes on our nation’s addiction crisis in a meaningful way. We must ensure that we are building and sustaining a workforce able to meet the most pressing needs of our time by investing in key programs that support access to substance use disorder treatment and recovery services. Congress has the opportunity to support treatment and recovery services for countless Americans living with substance use disorder across the country. As House and Senate Appropriations Committee members work toward reaching a funding agreement, I urge you to request any final spending deal fund these vital programs and take a critical step towards addressing the nation’s addiction crisis." Thank you for your dedication to support those in need of addiction and mental health prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery support! NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals 44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 301, Alexandria, VA 22314 Phone: 703.741.7686 / 800.548.0497 Send to Friend |  | Subscribe