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North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) Behavioral Health Division today announced the recipients of the North Dakota Opioid Settlement Fund (OSF) Grant awards. The grant awards will support the implementation of prevention, treatment and recovery initiatives and the enhancement of the behavioral health workforce in the state.

This January, during Cervical Cancer Prevention Month, North Dakota’s breast and cervical cancer early detection program, known as Women's Way, encourages women to stay on track with important preventive health screenings – including cervical cancer screenings. Women’s Way is administered through North Dakota Health and Human Services and local health partners.

The new year is bringing changes to child car seat checkups in the Bismarck-Mandan area. These free checkups are available for parents and other caregivers and are offered in a climate-controlled area at Puklich Chevrolet in Bismarck. 

North Dakotans who participate in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and lost food due to the recent power outages may qualify for SNAP replacement benefits, but they should act quickly.

North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) has issued a standing order making the life-saving drug naloxone available at no cost to North Dakota (ND) Medicaid members. Naloxone is a medication used to block or reverse the effects of an opioid overdose.

Parents Lead, a North Dakota program administered by the North Dakota Health and Human Services (HHS) Behavioral Health Division, has created new resources to help parents and caregivers support their children’s behavioral health all year round.

North Dakota Health and Human Services offices in Grand Forks and outreach office in Grafton that directly serve clients will be closed today, Dec. 27 due to hazardous travel conditions. Details appear below.

WEATHER-RELATED ANNOUNCEMENT: 7:10 a.m. CT Update 

North Dakota Health and Human Services’ (HHS) offices in Fargo and Grand Forks and outreach office in Grafton that directly serve clients will delay opening until 10 a.m. CT today, Dec. 27 due to hazardous road conditions.

HHS offices in Bismarck and Jamestown and outreach office in Valley City that directly serve clients will delay opening until noon CT today.  

North Dakota Health and Human Services offices in Bismarck, Devils Lake, Fargo, Grafton, Grand Forks, Jamestown, Rolla and Valley City that directly serve clients will be closed today, Dec. 26 due to ice covered roads and hazardous travel conditions. Details appear below.