South Dakota Offers a Variety of Grant Opportunities with Opioid Settlement Money South Dakota has begun processing applications for opioid settlement money. The state plans to split the funding, with 70% of the money controlled at the state level and the remainder controlled by local governments.  South Dakota has launched the South Dakota Opioid Settlement Fund Community Grant Program to oversee distribution of opioid settlement money in the state. The application process is currently closed but it will reopen in October 2024 for another round of applications.  The Department of S ..read more

Hawaii is moving very slowly with disbursement of opioid settlement funding for sober living Hawaii is moving very slowly with the opioid settlement money the state has been promised. The state is already in possession of about $19 million of the settlement money, which will balloon to over $100 million over the course of many years. The state has yet to even set up a mechanism to administer the money and decide how it will be used. Governor Ige promised last year that roughly 85% of the money will go towards “treatment, prevention and education about the dangers of opioid addiction” but he o ..read more

North Carolina is a Friendly State for Abstinence Only Sober Living Home Opioid Settlement Funding  North Carolina began distributing opioid settlement funds to cities, counties and state governments in 2022. The state received a whopping 1.5 billion in settlement money, which will be spread over the course of 18 years. 85% of the total will go towards county and municipal governments, which will decide how to use the money independently. The remainder will go towards the state government. “Recovery housing support” has been named as an approved and recommended strategy for governments t ..read more

What are Opioid Settlement Funds?  As pharmaceutical companies that manufactured opioids like oxycontin misled doctors and patients about the inherent risks of such medications, many patients developed SUD as a result. The ultimate outcome was the present-day opioid crisis we see now in our country.  In one of the largest public health legal proceedings since the 1990’s settlement against tobacco companies, courts have found that pharmaceutical companies, and Purdue Pharma in particular, in the wrong. 23 states and 2,000 local governments were involved with the case. Purdue Pharma ha ..read more

Have you always dreamed of opening your own sober living home?  Welcome. You’re in the right place.  Behave Health’s Sober Living Startup Program might be a good fit for you.  If there was ever an ideal time to open a sober living home, it’s now.  As money from opioid settlements continues to flow into communities across the United States, the demand - and funding - for sober living homes has never been higher.  As the addiction crisis threatens our communities at unprecedented levels, sober living home operators are on the front lines, changing lives, healing familie ..read more

Opening a sober living home is a complicated undertaking. A startup consultant makes it simple. Sober living is an exciting market to get involved in, but it can also be a complicated undertaking. Between NIMBY interference, rapidly changing regulations at the local, state, and federal regulations, startup capital concerns, business plan decisions, and more, there are plenty of pitfalls that lay in wait for entrepreneurs who don’t know what they don’t know.  At first glance, sober living is simple: secure a location, install a house management system, and do a little marketing.  The ..read more

Sober Living App will be at the National Association of Recovery Residences 2023 “Best Practices Summit” in Dearborn Michigan from October 9th to 11th!  We would absolutely love to see you there. Please swing by our table and get to know our Founder/CEO, Ben Weiss. We’d be happy to show you some of our best “secret weapons” for turning sober living chaos into sober living order, starting with Sober Living App.  Here’s a Few of the Most Exciting Events on the 2023 NARR Conference Agenda for Sober Living Home Operators, Recovery Residence Researchers, and More This year’s lineup of sp ..read more

Recovery residences are an essential part of the addiction treatment continuum, providing a supportive social milieu and/or supportive housing for individuals in recovery. The ASAM Criteria, 4th Edition is a comprehensive set of guidelines for placement, continued stay, transfer, or discharge of patients with addiction and co-occurring conditions. The ASAM Criteria, 4th Edition recognizes the importance of recovery residences in supporting individuals in their recovery journey. For many patients, the need for recovery supportive housing with a supportive social milieu and/or supportive housing ..read more

Sober Living is Not Regulated Heavily in Alaska  Alaska has no state-wide licensing or certification requirements for sober living homes. There is no centralized database that shows the number of existing sober living homes in the state. There is no state agency that has been tasked with regulating sober living in Alaska, either. The National Association of Recovery Residences shows no current or pending affiliates in Alaska. That said, Alaskan sober living is not a complete free-for-all, of course. As in all states, sober living homes in Alaska must abide by basic residential health and ..read more

North Dakota needs more sober living homes! Here’s five of the best kept secrets about owning and operating a sober living home in the Peace Garden State.  Secret #1 - The Recovery Housing Assistance Program can help residents pay rent at sober living homes in North Dakota The Recovery Housing Assistance Program, or RHAP, was created to help residents pay for rent at sober living homes in North Dakota. The program will pay for up to 12 weeks of housing expenses on behalf of the resident to an officially recognized participating provider. In order to become a participating provider, you ..read more