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Opioid committee discussed funding for ISU "Strengthening Families" pilot for local students
Summary
Jefferson County's opioid committee talked through a request to support Iowa State University's Strengthening Families program for 10–14-year-olds, clarifying training costs ($850 per trainer) and an estimated pilot budget (up to $9,660). Members agreed to keep councils informed and to ask presenters to return with updates.
The Jefferson County opioid committee on an unspecified date discussed supporting a pilot of Iowa State University’s Strengthening Families program for middle-school families, including paying some training-related costs and meal support.
Unidentified Speaker 1, an unnamed committee member, described the program as a weekly, seven-week series in which parents and children meet for dinner and guided, scenario-based exercises to improve decision-making. "It's about the kids," Unidentified Speaker 1 said, urging support for outreach into schools.
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