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Crawford County Mental Health requests $50,000 from opioid settlement funds to expand naloxone distribution
Summary
Crawford County Mental Health clinical director Eric Thomason presented a proposal asking the commission to allocate $50,000 in opioid settlement money to buy naloxone, hold outreach events, and create QR‑code links for free statewide naloxone access; commissioners asked staff for a funding history before deciding.
Eric Thomason, clinical director and a board‑certified psychiatric nurse practitioner at Crawford County Mental Health, asked the Crawford County Commission to approve a $50,000 use of opioid settlement funds to expand naloxone distribution across the county.
"A bulk of 60% of the funds ... total request 50,000, 30,000 would go to the direct procurement of naloxone," Thomason said, laying out a three‑part plan: $30,000 to buy naloxone through a wholesaler; $15,000 for community outreach events, staffing, training and distribution; and $5,000 to…
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