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Josephine County hears applications for opioid-settlement funds; commissioners take no votes
Summary
Three organizations requested money from a roughly $1.3 million opioid-settlement balance for naloxone, ‘‘warm handoff’’ recovery support and community health worker training. The Board of County Commissioners heard presentations and public comment but did not move any of the grant agreements at the May 1 meeting.
Josephine County commissioners on May 1 heard presentations for three proposed uses of local opioid-settlement money but did not approve any of the grant agreements at the meeting.
County staff said the county’s opioid-settlement account has about $1,300,000 available and that allowable uses are listed in the settlement Exhibit E — including naloxone distribution, medication-assisted treatment, programs for pregnant and postpartum women, warm-handoff and recovery services, syringe-service programs and data collection. Shawn Martinez, a county staff member who presented the proposals, described the application review process and the role of the county’s Addiction, Mental Health and Public Health Advisory Committee (AMPAC) in vetting requests.
The three applications described at the meeting were: - Mobile Integrative Navigation Team (Mint): requested $3,035,000 to expand…
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