Mercy Recovery Center in Westbrook was approved for $1 million in federal funding for its residential treatment center and programs that provide support to patients who are recovering from addiction.
A total of $5.5 million has been earmarked for the state’s departments of health and human services, labor and education, according to a press release from the office of Sen. Susan Collins, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee.
Of the 11 agencies approved for funding, Mercy Recovery Center’s share was the largest. The facility is the largest substance abuse treatment center in Maine, offering inpatient and outpatient programs for adults, according to its Web site.
The funding, which was approved by a Senate-House conference committee, still has to receive final approval from the full House and Senate before it is sent to the President, according to the press release. The House is scheduled to take a final vote Thursday and the Senate shortly thereafter.
“This funding would be used to continue critical health and education programs in Maine,” said Collins. “These programs and projects maintain Maine’s commitment to providing its children with a safe learning environment, its workers with quality training, and our sick and elderly with the care they deserve.”
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