Friday, January 30, 2015

IPRC receives $3 million grant to continue services for addictive behaviors and mental health

The Indiana Prevention Resource Center at the Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington has been awarded a two-year, $3,045,375 grant by the Indiana Division of Mental Health and Addiction to help further develop programs in Indiana communities for substance abuse and problem gambling.

The grant calls on the IPRC to conduct activities beyond its traditional prevention focus, placing more of an emphasis on mental health promotion. Specifically, the IPRC will develop an integrated pilot project by researching and recommending evidence-based mental health promotion programs and strategies to be implemented in select Indiana communities.

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