Just saw this article about a new grant from Dept of Labor for $11 Million - to fund innovative programs that ultimately help the workforce affected by opioids.  https://www.wdtn.com/news/ohio/ohio-receives-grant-to-help-battle-opioid-crisis/2052020011

• The U.S. Department of Labor's opioid-crisis Dislocated Worker Grant could be as much as $11,000,000 with $3,666,667 released initially.
• The grant provides disaster-relief jobs and employment services to those who have been impacted by the opioid crisis, addiction, and overdose.
• Employment that will be offered through this grant addresses the impacts of the opioid crisis, such as peer recovery coaches and social service aids who assist children placed in foster care resultant of parental substance abuse.
• Employment services will also be provided to the eligible participants seeking employment in in-demand jobs related to addiction, treatment, prevention, and pain management.
• The State of Ohio anticipates nearly 900 participants through the grant.
• U.S. Secretay of Labor Alexander Acosta said that the grant will help individuals impacted by the opioid crisis to remain in the workforce.

Check out the MA RISE report that estimated costs from Opioids to MA economy could reach over $20 Billion!