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West Palm Beach approves $1.48 million CORE grant to expand fire department opioid response
Summary
The City Commission approved resolutions to accept and appropriate grant funds from Southeast Florida Behavioral Health Network to launch a coordinated opioid recovery (CORE) program led by the West Palm Beach Fire Department; the three-year grant covers staff, vehicles, equipment and operational expenses with no city match.
The City Commission of West Palm Beach on Aug. 18 approved a package of resolutions accepting and appropriating a grant from the Southeast Florida Behavioral Health Network to create a fire-department–led Coordinated Opioid Recovery (CORE) program.
The CORE grant totals roughly $1.48 million distributed over three fiscal years and, according to city staff, requires no local match. The funding will pay salaries and benefits for two fire department positions (one lieutenant and one firefighter), vehicles, medical equipment, training and operational costs to connect people treated for opioid emergencies with…
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