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County manager outlines school‑based opioid settlement program and warns of shelter funding cuts; public health updates underway
Summary
Clatsop County staff said a CBH contract to place certified addiction counselors and peer mentors in schools will go to the board on Sept. 10; county staff also warned that recently restructured emergency shelter funding will reduce county shelter funding by roughly 7%, with some rehousing program contracts delayed until January.
Monica, a county staff member, updated the Human Services Advisory Committee on active programs and pending funding contracts.
Monica said the county is launching a school‑based program funded by opioid settlement dollars to place a certified alcohol and drug counselor (CADC) and peer mentors in some school districts. “That contract for CBH will be going before the board on, September 10,” she told the committee, and county staff already attended an Astoria School District in‑service to begin coordination with school personnel. The county plans further outreach to other…
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