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Hillcrest Mission reports outcomes from opioid-settlement funding; over 60 placed into inpatient rehab
Summary
Hillcrest Bruce Mission updated commissioners on work funded by opioid settlement abatement dollars, reporting more than 60 clients sent to inpatient treatment, dozens aided with health needs, and multiple program graduates gaining employment and housing.
Mike Maynard of Hillcrest Bruce Mission updated the Board on the organization's use of opioid settlement abatement funds and program outcomes. Maynard told commissioners the mission’s two-year program — funded in part by city abatement money awarded in a prior round — is about six months from completing its initial funding cycle.
Maynard said more than 60 people connected with the mission went into inpatient rehabilitation during the funded period. He said the mission supported people through placement, follow-up and ancillary needs; he reported 30 people whose insurance did not cover some health needs received assistance through the program and 22 of those gained employment. Maynard said two program participants are now homeowners and many other participants completed outpatient programs, found jobs, reconnected with family and entered sober living.
Maynard described the challenges of treatment — including repeat attempts by individuals before successful placement — and credited the city funding as helping to provide peer-support personnel, work placements, health support and other services. He asked the commission to consider continued investment and said the mission would welcome further conversation about future funding rounds.
