{"id":44336,"date":"2022-05-25T15:01:40","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T13:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/anthem-foundation-commits-13-million-to-substance-use-disorder-programs\/"},"modified":"2022-05-25T15:01:40","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T13:01:40","slug":"anthem-foundation-commits-13-million-to-substance-use-disorder-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pharma-trend.com\/en\/anthem-foundation-commits-13-million-to-substance-use-disorder-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Anthem Foundation Commits $13 Million to Substance Use Disorder Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nThe Foundation will invest up to $30 million over next three years to programs that <\/i>support the mental health and well-being of communities with an emphasis on substance use disorders<\/i>\n<\/p>\n

INDIANAPOLIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Anthem Foundation<\/a>, which will become Elevance Health Foundation on June 28, 2022, today announces the commitment of $13 million in grants to promote equity in mental health, particularly for people with substance use disorders. Each program will focus on one of the following goals: prevention and early intervention of risk factors that lead to substance use disorders, improved access and quality of treatment to reduce morbidity and mortality of substance use disorders, and community support to promote lifelong recovery. These grants are part of up to $30 million the Foundation plans to invest over the next three years to make significant progress toward reducing substance use disorders and their health impacts.\n<\/p>\n

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\nFor more than 20 years, the Anthem Foundation has supported nonprofits across the country that share its mission to improve lives and communities. With one in five Americans experiencing some type of mental health condition every year, the Foundation has made substance use disorder a key area of focus along with maternal, food as medicine, and disaster relief. These four pillars make up the Anthem Foundation\u2019s overall commitment of up to $90 million over the next three years to improve critical health and health equity challenges in communities today.\n<\/p>\n

\n\u201cToday, 9.5 million adults in the U.S. report having both a substance use disorder and a mental illness, and substance use disorders alone affect over 20 million Americans aged 12 and over. These startling figures drive home our commitment to partnering with organizations who are delivering solutions on a local and national level,\u201d said Shantanu Agrawal, M.D., Chief Health Officer of Anthem. \u201cBy acknowledging the physical, behavioral, and social drivers of health as they relate to substance use disorders, the Anthem Foundation \u2013 along with its recently awarded grantees \u2013 is positioned to provide meaningful solutions in achieving better health and advancing health equity.\u201d\n<\/p>\n

\nFifteen organizations will receive $13 million over the next three years as the first round of substance use disorder grantees. Organizations include:\n<\/p>\n