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Committee backs codifying place-based substance-use outreach program; fiscal impact questions remain
Summary
The committee advanced legislation to codify and fund a place-based substance use disorder outreach program run by DBH and grant-funded nonprofits, citing pilot successes (including reduced overdoses at a Shaw hotspot) while members pressed for an updated fiscal-impact statement and clarity on staffing needs.
The Committee of the Whole moved forward on March 17 with a bill to codify a place-based substance use disorder outreach program within the Department of Behavioral Health (DBH) that would fund nonprofits to provide outreach, harm-reduction services, and connections to treatment and housing.
Councilmember Christina Henderson, a sponsor, said the legislation builds on a pilot deployed through the FY24 budget support act. The bill would authorize DBH to issue grants to nonprofit organizations experienced in outreach in designated high-need…
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