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Recovery advocates urge Hampton to expand peer-run residences; city manager says drug court ended amid low participation
Summary
Speakers urged council to support recovery community organizations and peer-run residences; city staff said Hampton's drug court disbanded after referrals dropped and broader behavioral health docket remains.
Several speakers during public comment called on the city to support recovery community organizations (RCOs) and recovery residences in Hampton, saying the model had helped them in other localities.
Marlon Bacote, identified himself as a PhD candidate in psychology and a registered peer recovery specialist, said he benefitted from licensed recovery residences and noted the distribution of such homes in Virginia: "There are 33 in the state. There are 17 in Richmond. I live in 1 of those homes and I'm this is the longest clean time I've had since my…
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