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AG Coakley Announces $8M In Grants For Mental Health, Substance Abuse Services

BOSTON (AP) — Applications are being accepted for $8 million in grants designed to improve the delivery of mental health and substance abuse services in Massachusetts.

State Attorney General Martha Coakley reported funding for the grant program comes from money recovered by her office in a settlement of a consumer protection lawsuit against Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, over the illegal marketing of the anti-psychotic drug Risperdal.

One of the goals of the program is to support and evaluate new projects to improve mental health services for veterans, children, victims of violence, low-income populations and other under-served groups.

Applicants must be from local, county or statewide government bodies, nonprofit organizations or law enforcement, public safety, or criminal justice groups in Massachusetts.

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