Waubonsee requests opioid-settlement funds to launch local outpatient substance-use program

Oct 22, 2025

Waubonsee Mental Health Center asked Page County supervisors for settlement funds to start outpatient substance-use services in Clarinda and expand access for Page County residents, citing combined mental-health and addiction care and listing startup costs including curriculum, transport vouchers and naloxone distribution.

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Andrea Gomez, representing Waubonsee Mental Health Center, told supervisors the agency is licensed to provide outpatient substance-use treatment for juveniles and adults and asked for settlement funding to help start and sustain the program while the agency pursues reimbursement contracts.

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