Commission authorizes application for $500,000 jail recovery grant
Sumner County authorized staff to apply for a $500,000 state grant to expand jail-based recovery and reentry services, aimed at providing treatment initiation in custody and handoffs to community behavioral health providers on release; commissioners asked about legal/operational issues and approved the application by voice vote.
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County staff asked for authorization to apply for a $500,000 state grant to expand recovery programming for people in the county jail, including an initiative to initiate treatment while incarcerated and coordinate a handoff to community behavioral health services upon release. The program discussed would expand services, create referral linkages, and support continuity of care to reduce recidivism.
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