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Hamtramck council approves opioid-settlement contracts for local recovery services
Summary
The council voted to extend contracts and funding for Passenger Recovery and the PS Institute using opioid-settlement dollars, approving 18-month agreements aimed at prevention, naloxone distribution and peer recovery services.
Hamtramck’s City Council approved a resolution on Feb. 24 to use opioid-settlement money to fund local recovery and prevention services delivered by Passenger Recovery and the PS Institute.
Acting Police Chief Farhad told the council the department reviewed the partners’ plan and recommended funding. City staff said the money comes from state-dispersed installments of a national opioid-settlement fund and that the city has a restricted pot that can only be used for drug-prevention and recovery services. Staff proposed updated contracts to extend funding for an 18-month period and to increase capacity for prevention, naloxone distribution and medically assisted treatment referrals.
Council members asked how the programs operate and where the funding originates. Representatives from the organizations described school-based prevention work, outreach at community events, naloxone distribution, peer recovery coaching and transportation to treatment. Passenger Recovery’s director of programming said the group operates a local hub open 40 hours weekly and connects residents to clinical services and social supports at no charge.
The council approved the resolution without recorded dissent. The contracts will return to staff for execution and for future reporting to the council on expenditures and program outcomes.
