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Clarksburg approves $10,000 opioid-settlement grant to Healthy Harrison for education and recovery media
Summary
Council approved a $10,000 opioid settlement grant to Healthy Harrison Inc. A representative described a video campaign of 10 recovery stories that achieved wide online reach and full-view engagement for thousands of viewers; council praised the outreach and voted to fund continued promotion.
Council voted to approve a $10,000 grant from opioid settlement funds to Healthy Harrison Inc. to support education and public outreach initiatives. A Healthy Harrison representative thanked the council for prior support, summarized work completed with earlier city funding and described a multimedia campaign of 10 high‑quality recovery videos produced and showcased at the Robinson Grand Theater.
The presenter said the campaign reached approximately 270,000 views across platforms, with 6,000 full views of the recovery videos (users who watched from start to finish). He described the materials as part of a narrative‑change effort intended to highlight local recovery success stories and reduce stigma. Council members praised the videos as powerful and supported the grant.
A motion to approve the $10,000 grant carried; the transcript records the motion as passed but does not specify roll‑call vote counts.
