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4C Health expands Howard County street outreach with GBHI grant and county opioid funds
Summary
4C Health reported expansion of its homeless street outreach work across Howard, Cass and Miami counties after receiving a GBHI grant and local opioid fund match; staff described enrollment numbers, housing assessments, distribution of survival kits and use of mobile iPads to enroll people in services on site.
Dr. Caldwell and Alana Leese of 4C Health briefed the Howard County commissioners on expansion of the organization’s homeless street outreach program, supported by a federal GBHI grant and county opioid funds used as a local match.
Dr. Caldwell told the board that “in calendar year ’24, we served over 1,200 Howard County residents providing over 46,000 mental health and substance use services.” She said about 75% of people served are on public health insurance (Medicaid, HIP, or Medicare) and roughly 61% arrive by self‑referral. Dr. Caldwell introduced Alana Leese, director of adult intensive and residential services, to discuss the…
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