Task force: Transportation gaps are blocking recovery services across Missouri

Jul 16, 2025

Providers told a legislative task force that lack of reliable transportation — from daily van routes to reimbursements for ride-hailing or bus vouchers — is forcing clients to drop out of addiction treatment and is straining already thin provider resources.

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Bridal Steenberg, executive director of the Missouri Coalition Recovery Support Providers (MOCRISP), told the interim task force that transportation is essential to substance use recovery and that providers across the state are struggling to meet demand.

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