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Public-health staff secure $10,000 grant for autism elopement kits, pursue two $200,000 youth substance-prevention grants

Lake County administrative meeting (participants identified as county officials) · November 14, 2025
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A public-health official said the county received a $10,000 Indiana Department of Health grant for autism elopement kits, will not receive a water-safety award, and has applied for two $200,000 grants using CDC evidence-based strategies to pilot youth substance-use prevention in schools and community settings starting in January.

County public-health staff reported on several grant efforts. They confirmed an award of $10,000 from the Indiana Department of Health for autism elopement kits and said a separate water-safety/drowning-prevention grant application was not successful. "One for autism elopement kits and that's for 10,000 ... Unfortunately, we did not get the water safety so we're going to pull that…

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