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Harvey County approves $87,036 from opioid-settlement funds for Waymaker Academy peer-mentor services
Summary
The commission approved $87,036 to fund Waymaker Academy peer-mentor services in the county detention center and community for 2026, paid from local opioid-settlement funds; staff said the money covers two peer mentors and a supervisor and the program will continue applying for grants to become self-sustaining.
Harvey County commissioners voted Dec. 23 to provide $87,036 from the county n opioid-settlement fund to continue Waymaker Academy peer-mentor services in the detention center and the community for 2026.
Lynette Redington of the Harvey County Health Department and representatives from the Community Crisis Response Team described the program's work in the jail and the…
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