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Chesapeake council authorizes grant applications to support recovery high school; members press city on staffing capacity
Summary
The City Council voted 9-0 to allow the city to apply for two opioid-abatement grants to support a proposed recovery high school program; council members sought assurances that Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare (CIBH) staffing and obligations would not undermine core services.
Chesapeake City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to authorize the city to apply for opioid-abatement grant funds to support clinical and peer services for a proposed Harbor Hope Recovery High School. Council members pressed city staff about implementation details and whether Chesapeake Integrated Behavioral Healthcare (CIBH) has the capacity to supply counselors and a peer specialist if the grant is awarded.
Council member Debbie Ritter said she was asking questions to clarify staffing, land-use and budget implications and to ensure any city commitments would not divert resources from CIBH’s primary mission. City officials said the action before council was only authorization to apply for the grants from the Virginia…
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