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County accepts nearly $299,000 state grant to pay jail medications and transition services for people with opioid use disorder
Summary
Tillamook County approved a grant agreement with the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to receive $298,944 for jail-based medication treatment for opioid use disorder and transition planning, allocating $190,000 for medication/treatment, $79,050 for transition services and $29,894 for indirect costs.
The Tillamook County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 29 approved a grant agreement with the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission to fund jail-based medications and transition services for adults in custody with opioid use disorder.
"The Jail based medication for opioid use disorder grant is ... intended to primarily fund medications given to adults in custody," said Melody Ehrs, Tillamook Opioid Substance Use Response Project director. She told commissioners Adventist Health Tillamook has been the jail's…
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