As published on Yahoo!News, May 11, 2026
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Mayor Mamdani announced a $12M investment for addiction services on Staten Island and across New York City. The money will support recovery centers, peer-led outreach programs, outreach vans, peer certification training and scholarships. Organizations receiving funding include Community Health Action of Staten Island, Exponents, Fortune Society, Odyssey House, Phoenix House, Let’s Talk Safety and Samaritan Daytop Village. The latest funding distribution is expected to create 500 new positions citywide for peer specialists, and provisional statistics show 1,393 fatal overdoses for January through September of 2025.