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Oklahoma County panel recommends $900,000 opioid-abatement award to Diversion Hub
Summary
A county policy and governance panel recommended awarding the competitive opioid abatement grant to the Oklahoma County Diversion Hub, proposing a three-year subaward distribution to Diversion Hub, Red Rock and Homeless Alliance to expand court-linked and housing-focused services.
A County policy and governance panel on May 23 recommended awarding the county’s opioid abatement grant to the Oklahoma County Diversion Hub, advancing a three-year plan that county staff said would fund treatment, housing supports and peer services for people at high risk of opioid use.
Megan Taylor, executive director of Diversion Hub, told the panel the organization seeks the full $900,000 over three years. "This grant will serve those that are at risk of opioid use, those that are in active substance use disorders, streamlining access from those that are making contact with law enforcement, streamlining them to treatment services," Taylor said.
Taylor outlined the proposed subaward breakdown as described in Diversion Hub’s application: $300,000 to Red Rock to serve 50 uninsured individuals at a negotiated indigent DMH rate over three years; $200,000 to Homeless Alliance to serve 100 people over three…
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