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Jackson Co funded for addiction battle

By Brian Hagen

01/28/2025

Kris Kobach

(KAIR)-The Holton Community Hospital is among a total of 34 recipients statewide selected to receive a portion of more than $6 million in awarded grants allocated by the Kansas Fights Addiction Grant Review Board.

According to a release from the office of Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, the awards come as part of the fourth round of funding in support of substance use disorder services in Kansas by the board, which was, in 2021, formed in conjunction with the state legislature's enactment of the Kansas Fights Addiction Act.

The Holton Community Hospital will recieve $182,588.

The Sunflower Foundation, a statewide health philanthropy based in Topeka, serves as the administrator for the grant program.

Kobach, in the release, says the organizations that received grants through the latest round of funding "prioritized strategies related to prevention, providers and health systems, and public safety and first responders," priorities established by the Kansas Prescription Drug and Opioid Advisory Committee in its 2023-2027 state strategic plan.

Funding comes from money recovered by the Attorney General's Office through opioid legal settlements.

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