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County panel accepts $106,232 in state mental‑health and addiction funds; jail medication funding to be passed through to sheriff
Summary
The county Health and Mental Health Committee approved acceptance and appropriation of $106,232 in state funds from the New York State Office of Mental Health and the Office of Addiction Services and Supports to bolster existing programs, including medication‑assisted treatment for people in the county jail.
Lacey Trimble, Commissioner of Social Services and Mental Health, told the Health and Mental Health Committee that the county would accept and appropriate $106,232 in state funding from the New York State Office of Mental Health and the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports. The allocation comprises $26,744 for cost‑of‑living adjustments, $48,100 for a vet‑to‑vet program, and $31,388 for a medication‑assisted‑treatment (MAT) program, Legislative Request No. 215. The committee voted in favor of the request and the motion passed.
The funds are described as additions to existing programs. Trimble said the MAT portion…
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