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Infants-in-Bloom and local recovery groups seek opioid-settlement dollars to expand infant care and transitional housing
Summary
Three local recovery organizations presented to commissioners seeking opioid-settlement funds for a mobile pediatric care program for infants exposed to substances, a recovery café with wraparound services, and plans for a 60‑bed transitional recovery housing facility.
Several local recovery-focused organizations asked Jefferson County commissioners to consider using opioid‑settlement money for programs aimed at infants exposed to substances and adults in recovery.
Infants in Bloom, a program led by pediatric clinicians, asked commissioners to fund a high‑touch, mobile primary-care model that serves babies affected by parental substance use. The presenter described the program as serving babies wherever they are—home, foster care or residential settings—and said the model provides weekly interventions, developmental testing and 24/7 telehealth communication with parents or caregivers. “There are very, very few interventions in the whole country where infants are the primary recipients of the opioid dollars,” the program presenter said, explaining why the group considers its model…
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