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Committee approves one-year, no-cost extensions for opioid settlement-funded programs

5083842 · June 26, 2025
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The committee approved one-year no-cost contract extensions for opioid settlement-funded services, including Catholic Charities care coordination and Trinity Alliance administration of the LEAD program, and discussed a rental-stipend program run by Addiction Care Center of Albany that served 18 people so far.

Albany County Health Committee members approved one-year, no-cost contract extensions for programs funded through the county's opioid settlement awards, the Department of Mental Health told the committee.

Department staff explained the extensions cover two previously awarded contracts that still have unexpended funds because start-up and hiring took longer than expected. The first covers Catholic Charities Care Coordination Services and a salary line for a certified recovery peer advocate;…

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