The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services is awarding nearly $3.75 million to 12 organizations throughout the state that support community-based programs helping prevent substance use among school-aged children.
In West Michigan, Muskegon’s Arbor Circle is receiving just over $199,000 for their mental health counseling, substance use treatment, and family services.
According to Arbor Circle’s 2025 Impact Report, the organization served over 12,000 clients last year, with 28% of those being children aged 10-17. 44% of Arbor Circle’s funding comes from federal, state and county dollars.
In 2024, more than one in five publicly funded treatment admissions were for individuals who initiated drug use before the age of 17.
These programs are funded through opioid settlement dollars. Michigan is slated to receive more than $1.8 billion from national opioid settlements by 2040.
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