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St. Mary’s County accepts state grants to continue jail-based opioid treatment; officials cite volume of mental‑health cases
Summary
Commissioners approved state grant funding to continue medications for opioid use disorder and residential substance abuse services at the county detention center; officials said the awards help meet a Maryland statutory requirement for jail‑based treatment and cited a large mental‑health caseload inside the facility.
St. Mary’s County commissioners approved grant awards and applications on Aug. 19 to support medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) and residential substance‑abuse treatment at the St. Mary’s County Detention and Rehabilitation Center.
Warden Mary Anne Thompson and sheriff’s office financial staff explained the funding package in detail to the commissioners. The board accepted a Governor’s Office Performance Incentive Grant Fund award of $185,688 to continue two registered nurses and two contracted peer recovery specialists that support the detention center’s jail‑based MOUD program. Thompson told the board the performance award does not include funding for medications; medication funding was expected to be covered by another grant presented later in the meeting.
Thompson described the statutory context for the grants: House Bill 116 (enacted in…
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