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Aegis proposes mobile opioid‑treatment unit for Calaveras; board signals support to proceed
Summary
Aegis Treatment Center and county behavioral health described a mobile medication unit funded by four $1.7 million grants to bring daily opioid‑use‑disorder treatment to rural areas, with stops proposed at the HHSA parking lot; supervisors and public safety partners urged staff to return with formal approvals.
Aegis Treatment Center, in partnership with Calaveras County Behavioral Health, presented Jan. 27 a proposal to operate a mobile medication unit to deliver medication‑assisted treatment to adults with opioid use disorder across Amador and Calaveras counties.
Dr. Sara Pajalajiani of Aegis told the board the program is funded through state grants and that "each grant was in $1,700,000" to outfit units, hire staff…
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