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Hamilton County approves $1.9 million joint local grant round to expand prevention and recovery services
Summary
The Hamilton County Board of Commissioners approved six locally run grants — funded in part by a $1.9 million payment from the City of Cincinnati — to support youth prevention, recovery supports and hospital-based early intervention programs.
The Board of Hamilton County Commissioners voted May 8 to approve six locally administered grants and a related intergovernmental agreement with the City of Cincinnati that together fund prevention, recovery and early-intervention services across the county.
The funding round, presented as part of the county’s 1 Ohio local contracts process, includes $1.9 million from the City of Cincinnati and grants to five local organizations and programs that target youth prevention, peer recovery supports and emergency-department screening and referral.
The county and city shared that the awards are intended to expand evidence-informed prevention and recovery services and to create measurable outcomes. "This is week 2 of the 1 Ohio local contracts," said Megan Guthrie, a county staff member involved in the review, explaining the…
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