Wisconsin gets $3 million for young people with mental health and substance abuse disorders

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced Monday that it will receive a $3 million federal grant to improve treatment for adolescents and young people battling mental health and substance abuse disorders.

The grant for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration will provide $760,000 in annual funding for four years beginning in the fall.

"This grant supports our efforts in the fight against heroin and prescription drug abuse, as well as the persistent meth problem and other substance abuse disorders that we know are affecting young people in many of our communities," DHS Secretary Linda Seemeyer said in a statement.

The money will be used to create the Wisconsin Youth Treatment Initiative, which will provide people ages 16 to 25 with family-based therapy programs.