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Health Department Seeks Opioid‑Settlement Funds to Preserve Clark County Recovery Community Center Peer Support Position
Summary
Clark County Health Department officials asked the fiscal court to consider opioid‑abatement settlement funds to sustain a peer support specialist at the Recovery Community Center, citing a projected RCC deficit of about $103,000 for fiscal year 2026.
Clark County Health Department officials asked the fiscal court to consider using opioid‑abatement funds to support peer support capacity at the Recovery Community Center (RCC), saying the program faces a projected $103,000 shortfall for fiscal year 2026.
Meccy Kisic of the Clark County Health Department, accompanied by Sheila Brown, RCC director of operations, outlined the RCC’s peer‑led services, relocation plans, service volumes and budget needs. Brown said RCC services are free and peer‑led: “All of our services are free,” she said, listing peer support coaching, self‑help meetings, skill workshops, harm‑reduction outreach and transportation.
Brown reported program activity since October: 32 outreach events affecting about 472 people, 294 self‑help meetings with 2,858 attendees and, since…
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