BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET)– The City of Bakersfield was awarded a $22.8 million grant from the State of California to fund a substance abuse facility.
The Behavioral Health Continuum Infrastructure Program, a grant provided by the state, was created to address substance abuse in Bakersfield and Kern County.
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“We cannot stand by while many of our families are severely hurt by the nation’s opioid crisis,” Bakersfield Mayor Karen Goh said in a press release.
The facility is set to be located at 2310 Wible Road…