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Beaufort County expands prevention, peer support and harm reduction with opioid settlement funds
Summary
Tiffany Moore, Beaufort County Health Department behavioral health task force coordinator, says county programs funded by the opioid settlement — peer support specialists, school education, harm reduction and diversion services — aim to reduce overdoses and connect people to treatment.
Tiffany Moore, executive director of Beaufort County 360 and behavioral health task force coordinator, described how Beaufort County is using opioid settlement money to expand prevention, peer support and harm-reduction services.
The county chose the settlement's "option B," Moore said, which requires collaborative strategic planning and community input. "It's over 18 years," she said of the settlement payout, and the county's current strategic plan was adopted in 2022; Moore said stakeholder engagement and a plan update are scheduled ahead of the plan's September 2026 review.
Moore said the county has funded peer support specialists and made them available across local service providers. "Those peer supports we have two, both a male and a…
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