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Carlsbad groups say opioid settlement funds expanded crisis care, plan countywide youth resilience program
Summary
Representatives from the Carlsbad Coalition and LifeHouse told Eddy County officials that opioid settlement funds have helped expand crisis services and staff training; the coalition plans to spread its Sources of Strength youth resilience program across the county in the current fiscal year.
Joanna Wells, spokesperson for the Carlsbad Community Anti Drug and Gang Coalition, and Phil Houston, executive director of LifeHouse, told Eddy County officials during public comment that opioid settlement funds have expanded local crisis services and that the coalition plans to scale a schools-based resilience program countywide.
Wells said the coalition, which partners with the county, has used its first year of opioid settlement grant funding for a media campaign to raise awareness about opioids — mentioning oxycodone,…
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