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Davidson County jail reports MAT program enrollments and VIVITROL shots; commissioners seek clearer exit metrics
Summary
The county’s MAT program launched a soft rollout in June 2024; staff reported 43 participants and 69 injections through December and said the program received state grant funds and used county opioid settlement dollars earlier. Commissioners sought clearer tracking of post‑release outcomes and more detailed survey metrics.
Major Louis and partners briefed the Davidson County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 2 on the detention center’s MAT Care program, which began a soft launch June 25, 2024 and provides medication‑assisted treatment (MAT) with VIVITROL injections and wraparound services.
Major Louis said the program had enrolled 43 participants and recorded 69 injections in the detention center from launch through December 2024. He said staff imported treatment and appointment data into a custom MAT application and that the county’s application shows about 41–43 participants enrolled from roughly 3,690 inmates booked into the facility during the same period. The presenters noted a subset of inmates who qualified declined or later became nonactive; the meeting discussion clarified that 11 eligible people had declined enrollment and…
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