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Council approves opioid-fund appropriation to keep opioid/mental-health outreach through year’s end
Summary
Bill 56-25 passed 9-0 to appropriate opioid-restricted funds to cover one health promotion specialist and related programming through Dec. 31, 2025, after two grants were clawed back and state funding for Health First Indiana was reduced by 73.3% for 2026.
The Saint Joseph County Council on July 8 approved Bill 56-25, authorizing the Department of Health to use opioid-restricted funds to cover salary and program costs for an opioid-focused health promotion specialist from July 26 to Dec. 31, 2025.
Amy Rupi, finance director for the health department, said the department lost two grants in…
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