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Oklahoma Attorney General outreach officer urges counties to pursue expanded opioid-abatement funds and offers trafficking training
Summary
Eric Zellner, outreach officer for the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office, told the Haskell County Board of Commissioners that opioid-abatement application amounts have increased and offered upcoming trainings on trafficking focusing on labor and exploitation.
Eric Zellner, outreach officer for the Oklahoma Attorney General's Office, addressed the Haskell County Board of Commissioners to highlight two initiatives: expanded opioid-abatement application amounts and a statewide outreach program on human trafficking.
Zellner said the amounts counties can apply for under opioid-abatement programs have increased and encouraged county officials to consider applying if they have programs that fit the grant purposes. He said his office has been in contact with a person named Terry Simonson regarding local outreach.
Zellner also described a trafficking initiative focused on the labor aspects of trafficking and on exploitation; a term in the transcript was redacted. He asked for an email contact before leaving and offered to send information on upcoming training that sheriff’s office staff or others might attend.
Why this matters: increased abatement funding could produce new resources for local prevention, treatment and recovery programs, and trafficking training may aid local law enforcement and social-service partners. Zellner left informational materials with county staff for follow up.
