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Bangor advisory committee prioritizes urgent HIV case management, plans recommendation for opioid-settlement spending
Summary
Members of Bangor City's Opioid Settlement Funds Advisory Committee agreed to prioritize funding for intensive case management tied to a local HIV outbreak and asked city staff to return financial figures and a draft recommendation before the next meeting.
The Opioid Settlement Funds Advisory Committee on Wednesday moved to prioritize urgent public-health spending after committee members described a recent local HIV outbreak and the loss of federal case-management resources.
Jamie (committee member) and other members described a cluster of newly reported HIV cases in the Bangor area involving people who have experienced homelessness and who lack access to intensive case management. "We are housing one individual right now that has never been housed, requires a tremendous amount of our attention," a committee member said, describing the intensity of the support required. Committee members said federal grants and local programs that…
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