AdventHealth DeLand Receives $500,000 County Grant To Launch Program For Opioid Recovery & Support

A new effort to help West Volusia, Florida, residents rebuild their lives after opioid use disorder is moving forward with a $500,000 community grant from the Volusia County Opioid Abatement Program. The initiative, called RISE—Recovery, Initiative, Support and Education—is being developed to ease the practical and emotional challenges that make recovery especially difficult to sustain.

The grant was awarded directly to AdventHealth DeLand, which will develop and operate RISE as part of its behavioral health services.

County leaders selected AdventHealth DeLand because it is the only hospital in West Volusia offering both inpatient mental health care and . . .