The Health Resources and Services Administration yesterday awarded 20 grants to train nurse practitioners, physician assistants, health service psychologists, counselors, nurses and social workers to provide mental health and substance use disorder treatment, including opioid use disorder services, in underserved community-based settings that integrate primary care, mental health and SUD/OUD prevention, treatment and recovery. The Integrated Substance Use Disorder Training Program grants range from about $185,000 to $515,000.

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