Funding and Implementation of Recovery Oriented Treatment Programs in the US from 2006–2020

Abstract

Background: Not much is known about funding for and implementation of Person-centered, long-term services – referred to as “recovery services.” Methods: SAMSHA funding archives from 2004–2020 were analyzed using Latent Class Analysis (LCA). Results: All 50 states (plus DC and Guam) received about 482 recovery-based grants from 2004–2020 (total from 2004–2020 = $425 million vs. 63.3 ± 29.1 million in total SAMSHA funding per year on average). LCA showed 4 trends: peer focused (Pr(Class) = .09, 95%CI = 0.08, 0.10), treatment focused (Pr(Class) = 0.14, 95%CI = 0.12, 0.18), system focused (Pr(Class) = 0.57, 95% CI = 0.54, 0.59) and consumer focused (Pr(Class) = 0.19 (0.17, 0.21). Conclusions: Funding for recovery makes up a relatively low percentage of overall funding for substance prevention and treatment . Implications are discussed.