A total of $811,000 in state funding has been awarded for the construction of an alcohol and drug detoxification center in Holbrook.

“We were awarded the entire amount that we requested,” remarked Northern Arizona Regional Behavioral Health Authority (NARBHA) Director of Clinical Operations Rivers Carpenter. “We’re very, very happy about that.”

The funding was requested by NARBHA following a series of meetings in both Holbrook and Winslow to determine the need for and the appropriate community in which to build a detoxification center. NARBHA will receive and administer the funds, which includes enough to construct and furnish the facility.

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