Casey DeSantis

The funds will help to implement strategies and expand programs for treatment, education and support in Florida as well as establish the DCF Office of Opioid Recovery.

Florida Cancer Connect consolidates informational resources such as where to get specific treatments, navigating insurance coverage and quality of life management in a single website.

The recent fentanyl deaths in Gadsden County were so alarming they drew the attention of nearly every state agency to the county for a recent roundtable.

Gov. Ron DeSantis made the announcement Thursday. Casey DeSantis' diagnosis was made public in October.

Said Gov. Ron DeSantis: "At the end of the day, she's fought really hard. We think she's responded very well."

Speaking at Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, where she’s undergoing cancer treatment, first lady Casey DeSantis said funds would go to Moffitt, the Sylvester center in Miami and UF Health Cancer Center.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Casey DeSantis is a "very, very strong woman" as he discussed her breast cancer diagnosis during a news conference in St. Pete Beach.

Dr. Danielle Henry with Orlando Health says early detection and treatment improves outcomes for women and men diagnosed with breast cancer at any age.

There was no prognosis in a statement from Gov. Ron DeSantis, but he said his wife is "a true fighter, and she will never, never, never give up."

The money will serve an additional 300 adults and 375 youths with severe mental illness needing crisis intervention, according to the governor's office.