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County plans school-based counselors, homeless liaison and jail treatment with opioid settlement funds
Summary
Clatsop County staff said settlement payments from national opioid litigation and funds redirected from the city of Astoria will be used to prioritize youth prevention and treatment, including certified alcohol and drug counselors and peer mentors in schools, a countywide homeless liaison, and continued medically assisted treatment in the jail.
Monica Steele, assistant county manager, told the Clatsop County Board of Commissioners that the county has received opioid settlement funds, including the portion that the city of Astoria opted to pass to the county, and that staff have been seeking community input on how to use the funds.
"Some of these settlement payments came in in onetime amounts, and then some of them have set up annual distributions," Steele said, describing a mix of one-time and ongoing payments that staff must consider when proposing long-term programs.
Staff said youth prevention and…
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