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Prevention Matters grants projected to serve more than 71,000 Marion County students across 151 schools INDIANAPOLIS (Aug. 7, 2018) — As the school year begins, the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation has approved more than $10.2 million to help students across 151 Marion County K-12 schools avoid substance use and improve social and emotional well-being. The […]

The Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation awarded Indiana University School of Medicine $844,065 to support CARE Plus, which will leverage the window after opioid-dependent mothers give birth – a time of high motivation – to encourage them to start the recovery process. The goal is to help more opioid-dependent mothers get access to treatment, and to […]

The program, supported with $844,065 from the Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation, will combat the opioid epidemic from the lens of the patient. INDIANAPOLIS (June 27, 2018) — A new initiative will help address a gap in care for Indiana’s rising number of postpartum mothers dependent on opioids and their babies through a patient-centric approach. The […]