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Wake County details opioid-settlement spending: $6.5 million planned this year for treatment, naloxone and recovery supports
Summary
Wake County staff told the Health & Human Services Committee on April 7 that the county has funded 23 community projects with opioid-settlement dollars and plans about $6.5 million in expenditures in the current plan year to expand treatment, naloxone distribution and recovery supports.
Wake County Health & Human Services Committee members received an update on April 7 on the countyopioid-settlement program, including how settlement funds have been used to expand treatment, naloxone distribution, recovery housing and peer-support services.
Elizabeth Kittliff, who oversees the countyopioid-settlement program in the Behavioral Health Department, told commissioners that Wake County began receiving settlement payments in April 2022 and that the county currently expects to receive more than $67 million over the life of the settlements. Kittliff said the county has funded 23 projects and plans roughly $6.5 million in expenditures through the current plan year.
Kittliff highlighted several program areas and recent awards: support for youth-focused early-intervention trainings (youth mental-health first aid) through partnerships with Boys & Girls Club, Communities In…
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