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Union County health staff report rising housing need, continuing mental‑health and substance‑use efforts
Summary
Public health staff presented the 2024 State of the County Health Report, highlighting affordable housing and homelessness, children’s and adult mental health, and substance‑use disorder work including naloxone distribution and opioid settlement programs.
Union County public health staff presented the countyState of the County Health Report for 2024 at the Consolidated Human Services Board meeting, identifying affordable housing and homelessness, mental health, and substance‑use disorder as the top priority areas.
The report, presented by Stephanie (public health staff), summarized results from the countycommunity health improvement plan (CHIP) and said the countyvision statement for housing is “All people in Union County have access to safe, healthy, and affordable housing.” The report includes indicators for wages needed to afford a two‑bedroom unit, cost‑burdened renters and homeowners, and an estimate of people experiencing homelessness pulled from local shelter counts, school system reports and other partners.
The nut graf: The presentation flagged a widening gap between wages and local rents, very low rental vacancy rates, and rising demand for shelter…
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