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Tompkins County hears updates from opioid-settlement grantees; library contract amendment approved
Summary
Eight awardees funded by county opioid settlement money reported progress on prevention, treatment and housing initiatives. The committee unanimously approved a contract amendment for the Tompkins County Public Library to reallocate funds for outreach and marketing and continuing Narcan-related programming.
Committee members heard progress reports on multiple programs funded by Tompkins County's opioid settlement allocation and approved one contract amendment for the county library on June 18.
Opioid settlement context: Sam (county staff) told the committee the county originally awarded $722,374 across eight awardees. As of the report, roughly $345,008.13 had been spent and several awardees were nearing completion of their funded activities.
Presentations and key program details:
- Project TEACH / TST BOCES: Melissa Vandelli, medical director for the BOCES school health team, and Jessica Hoff (physician assistant) described a pediatric psychiatric education program (PEP) that trained local pediatric providers with weekly didactics, case discussions and mentorship. The program has six local fellows and an advisory board. Vandelli said the training strengthened local referral networks and that grant funds are being used to support fellowship activities and planned…
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