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Health director recommends extending opioid-settlement projects, funding new education specialist
Summary
Behavioral Health director Ashley Barber recommended extending existing opioid settlement resolutions through June 30, 2027, continuing county-funded positions and creating one new substance abuse education specialist; the county reported $3.4 million available and projected receipts over five years to sustain positions while litigation continues.
Alamance County's behavioral health staff recommended extensions and staffing changes for programs funded by opioid settlement dollars, telling commissioners the funds are not taxpayer dollars but settlement receipts governed by a state memorandum of agreement.
"At this time we've received about $6,500,000 in payments and interest that has been received," Ashley Barber, behavioral health division director, said, and she reported an available balance of about $3.4 million after prior…
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