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Board accepts $250,000 Sherwood Foundation grant to continue jail intensive outpatient program
Summary
The board accepted a $250,000 Sherwood Foundation grant to continue a co-occurring disorder intensive outpatient program inside the Douglas County Correctional Center after the federal BJA grant expires; the program provides 10 hours per week over 10 weeks and the board approved the agreement as part of the consent agenda.
The Douglas County Board of Commissioners accepted a one-year $250,000 grant from the Sherwood Foundation to continue an intensive outpatient program (IOP) for incarcerated individuals with co-occurring substance use and mental-health diagnoses.
Sarah Baker, director of outpatient services at the Douglas County Community Mental Health Center, told the board the IOP has been…
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