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County awards $27,200 in opioid-settlement funds to Change House to plan mothers-and-children treatment facility
Summary
Valley County commissioners approved a $27,200 grant from local opioid abatement funds to the Change House nonprofit to support planning and development of an inpatient treatment program for pregnant women and mothers with children; commissioners requested quarterly reports.
Valley County commissioners approved a $27,200 allocation Oct. 22 from the county’s opioid-settlement funds to the Change House, a nonprofit seeking to develop an inpatient substance-use treatment program that allows mothers to stay with their children during care.
A Change House representative presented the request to the board, saying the proposal "meets J3 under Exhibit A of the approved opioid abatement strategies" and asking the board to fund planning and launch activities. The presenter described the Change House goal as filling a statewide gap: "There are currently no inpatient treatment facilities in the state of Idaho that allow mothers to receive care while being in close proximity…
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