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Board approves Pathway contract to fill jail substance‑use treatment gap; opioid funds discussed for school program
Summary
Blackhawk County supervisors on Tuesday approved a contract with Pathway Behavioral Health Services Inc. to provide certified substance‑use disorder counseling in the county jail for up to 12 hours per week at a cost not to exceed $20,000 for Oct. 1, 2025–June 30, 2026.
Blackhawk County supervisors on Tuesday approved a contract with Pathway Behavioral Health Services Inc. to provide certified substance‑use disorder (SUD) counseling in the county jail for up to 12 hours per week at a cost not to exceed $20,000 for the period Oct. 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026.
The contract stemmed from what county officials described as a gap in services under an existing state opioid grant. Sheriff Nathan said the opioid grant still covers assessments but does not cover many of the subsequent individual or group treatment services when those services are for substances other than opioids. “What this contract…
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