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Henderson County outlines $16.68 million opioid settlement plan, highlights recovery court results
Summary
Henderson County officials presented a multi‑year plan to use $16,681,693 in opioid settlement funds through 2038 to expand treatment, recovery supports and prevention; leaders highlighted the county‑funded Adult Recovery Court and community outreach events.
Henderson County officials on Jan. 20 presented an update on the county's opioid settlement funding and how the money will be used to expand treatment and recovery supports.
Jodi Grabowski, director of the county Strategic Behavioral Health Department, told the Local Government Committee for Cooperative Action that Henderson County will receive $16,681,693 from settlement payments between 2022 and 2038. She said the funds are governed by the North Carolina Memorandum of Agreement and that all expenditures must be authorized by the Henderson County Board of Commissioners and are publicly reported on CORE‑NC (ncopioidsettlement.org).
The county plans to use settlement dollars to fund twelve prioritized strategies from its strategic…
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