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County reports: opioid-settlement school program starting; shelter funds cut and rehousing contracts delayed
Summary
County staff described plans to place opioid-settlement-funded counselors and peer mentors in schools, reported roughly a 7% cut to a state shelter funding stream that must still maintain bed levels, and said rehousing contract awards are delayed until January.
Monica, a county staff member, told the Human Services Advisory Committee that Clatsop County is preparing school-based behavioral-health supports funded by opioid settlement dollars. The program will place a certified alcohol and drug counselor (CADC) and peer mentors in schools; a contract for CBH is scheduled to go before the Board of Commissioners on Sept. 10 and county outreach to additional school districts is planned.
Monica also reported changes to shelter and rehousing funding. She said a state…
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