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Avita Community Partners asks Stephens County to consider $15,000 opioid-settlement contribution for regional 11-bed substance-use facility
Summary
Avita Community Partners asked Stephens County commissioners to consider contributing $15,000 from opioid-settlement funds toward renovating an 11-bed men's substance-use residential program in Flowery Branch.
Avita Community Partners presented a regional request to the Stephens County Board of Commissioners seeking local opioid-settlement funds to support a planned men's semi-independent substance-use residential program.
"So we made a request for $15,000," said Michael Faust, chief creative officer with Avita Community Partners, describing a proposal to renovate an existing crisis-stabilization unit into an 11-bed residential program offering intensive outpatient services and 24-hour certified peer supervision. Avita told the board it has secured roughly $345,000 ("almost…
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