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GrowthWorks tells appropriations subcommittee Rescue Recovery pilot connects hundreds to treatment but needs sustained funding
Summary
GrowthWorks told the House Appropriations Subcommittee that its Rescue Recovery peer-coach program made 873 contacts from Oct. 2024–Aug. 2025, with 90% accepting help; presenters urged sustained legislative funding and noted uncertainty about PIHP changes affecting sustainability.
GrowthWorks and partner local governments told the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Human Services that a hospital-linked peer recovery program has helped thousands of people and now needs sustainable funding to continue round-the-clock outreach.
Nick Griswold, CEO of GrowthWorks, described the Rescue Recovery model as a 24/7 dispatch of peer recovery coaches to hospitals and other referral sources. Griswold said teams respond in under 45 minutes, engage patients during what coaches call a 'moment of clarity' and often drive them directly to treatment:…
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