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County recovery pilot reports large declines in overdoses, program shifts to fee-for-service model
Summary
IRAC/pilot recovery services reported 2,355 brief engagements and multiple successful treatment referrals; presenters said UMass pilot-site analysis found reductions in fatal overdoses and other system measures, and the program will shift to a state fee-for-service Recovery Works model Jan. 1.
Kimber Reynolds, representing the county's IRAC/recovery partnership, gave commissioners a detailed update on the program Nov. 17, citing operational metrics and early outcome data from a UMass study of pilot sites.
Reynolds said IRAC staff logged 2,355 brief engagements through Oct. 31, 2025, and reported 60 short-term treatment referrals, 36 long-term referrals and 55 placements into recovery…
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