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Virginia will receive as much as $103.8 million as part of an anticipated $7.4-billion national settlement with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family that would resolve litigation against the two groups for their role in the nationwide opioid epidemic. Fifty-five attorneys general, representing all eligible states
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At Youth for Tomorrow's Henrico ribbon-cutting, Youngkin touts Virginia's behavioral health 'transformation'
Collaboration between public and private agencies, volunteers and other stakeholders has transformed Virginia’s ability to provide immediate behavioral health services to people in need statewide, Gov. Glenn Youngkin said during a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new Youth for Tomorrow location in Henrico’s West End Tuesday. Bipartisan efforts have
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Henrico breaks ground on 60-bed substance detox and recovery center
Henrico County broke ground Tuesday on a new detox and residential treatment center aimed at addressing the growing opioid crisis in Virginia. The Henrico County Detox and Residential Treatment Center will be located on the county's Eastern Government Center campus at Nine Mile Road, and is being built
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Virginia’s federal lawmakers want to make childbirth free
Childbirth can cost thousands of dollars, with certain conditions also posing extra costs for parents-to-be who have private health insurance. New legislation proposed by Virginia’s Capitol Hill lawmakers and their colleagues could prevent cost-sharing for prenatal, childbirth, neonatal, perinatal and postpartum care, keeping families from being saddled with big
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