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Nelson County considers opioid-settlement funds for online mental-health platform; discussion tabled
Summary
Nelson-Griggs District Health Unit presented a proposal to use opioid-settlement dollars to create an online mental-health platform as a preventative tool; the commission tabled the item for additional information.
Cassondra Schock of the Nelson-Griggs District Health Unit presented a plan at the Dec. 19 Nelson County Commission meeting to use county opioid-settlement funds to create an online mental-health platform intended as a preventative approach to local opioid problems.
The plan was presented to the commission for initial consideration; commissioners did not vote to approve funding or implementation at the meeting and tabled the matter pending further information. The minutes record that discussion was deferred for a later meeting when additional details are expected to be provided.
No budget amounts, vendor recommendations or implementation timelines were specified in the meeting minutes. The Nelson-Griggs District Health Unit presented the concept; the commission asked for additional information before taking formal action.
