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Board approves Phase 2 opioid-settlement investments including analytics platform, jail MAT and naloxone distribution
Summary
Merced County approved staff recommendations to spend Phase 2 opioid-settlement funds on a data-analytics platform for real-time surveillance, expanded medication-assisted treatment in jails, naloxone/test-strip distribution and seed funding for a community opioid-response coalition.
Merced County supervisors on April 8 unanimously approved staff recommendations for Phase 2 use of opioid-settlement funds to expand the county’s overdose-prevention and treatment efforts.
Assistant County Executive Officer Mark Hendrickson framed Phase 2 as a shift from Phase 1’s heavy emphasis on education (youth outreach and mailed Deterra drug-deactivation pouches) to enhanced surveillance and treatment. Hendrickson invited the district attorney, sheriff’s office and behavioral-health officials to summarize proposed investments and expected benefits.
District Attorney Nicole Silvera said Phase 1 outreach to…
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