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Health Department proposes stabilization beds, aftercare navigators and a recovery campus in FY2026 plan
Summary
Deputy Commissioner Daugherty presented three new substance-use initiatives included in the department's FY2026 recommendation: reengagement/stabilization beds, aftercare navigators, and a pilot recovery campus.
Deputy Commissioner Daugherty presented three new substance-use initiatives included in the department's FY2026 recommendation: reengagement (stabilization) beds, aftercare navigators, and a pilot recovery campus.
Daugherty said the department proposes $1,000,000 for reengagement/stabilization beds. She described two uses: short-term stabilization for residents who must temporarily leave recovery housing, and temporary placement for people leaving residential treatment while they await openings in recovery housing. On the likely scale, she said the beds would be based at existing residential treatment providers and could flex with demand.
The department also proposed funding for aftercare navigators…
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