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Council approves 16-member community advocacy panel to advise grants and policy
Summary
The Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council confirmed 16 members for a new Community Advocacy Panel to provide stakeholder input on grant decisions and policy, including representatives with lived experience, public health, law enforcement and service providers.
The Tennessee Opioid Abatement Council on Oct. 7 approved 16 members for a newly created Community Advocacy Panel to provide stakeholder input on grant decision-making and substance-use policy.
Nathan, staff lead, said the panel was created under the council’s enabling statutes to solicit community input and ensure stakeholder representation, including people with lived experience, public health officials, law enforcement, judiciary representatives, mediation services and recovery service providers. The office reported it received about 70 applications from 27 counties and selected 16 members in accordance with statutory composition and geographic distribution.
Panel members will meet quarterly in months when the full council does not convene. Nathan and staff will provide administrative support; Betty Mason and another designated community leader were named to help lead the panel’s day-to-day work.
Council members voted to accept the slate by roll call and charged staff to keep the panel’s work collaborative and focused on community priorities. The council said it will consider the panel’s recommendations in grant guidance and other community-facing activities.
