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Tucson leaders back $2.2 million SAFER pilot as regional opioid settlement plan advances
Summary
Mayor and council and city staff described a regional spending plan from opioid settlement funds that sets aside $2.2 million to pilot a sobering alternative facility for recovery (SAFER) and directs competitive RFPs for other recovery services this year.
Tucson city leaders described the regional plan for distributing opioid settlement money and confirmed a local steer toward a SAFER (Sobering Alternative Facility for Recovery) pilot and other recovery services.
City staff told the mayor and council that the regional advisory committee and Pima County were finalizing allocations intended to be disbursed in multi-year awards. The plan the city presented breaks an annual funding target of roughly $8 million into several program areas, including youth prevention ($1.25 million), peer navigation ($1.25 million), transitional wraparound supports ($2.0 million), law-enforcement co-response ($600,000), mobile MAT continuation ($300,000), staffing and oversight for public-health monitoring ($400,000) and $2.2 million designated for a SAFER pilot, evaluation and startup planning.
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