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Reno County approves opioid-settlement grants and funds care-coordinator position to expand treatment access
Summary
The commission approved opioid-settlement-funded grants and a county alcohol-tax contribution to create a full-time care-coordinator/program-provider position for Community Corrections, aiming to increase treatment capacity and reduce recidivism; officials said the role will be funded initially by grants with a goal of state support.
The Reno County Commission unanimously approved grant awards recommended by the county’s Opioid Settlement Funds Advisory Oversight Committee and authorized a new care-coordinator/program-provider position to expand local substance-use treatment capacity.
Candace Davidson of the Reno County Health Department summarized last year’s grant outcomes for Reno Connections and presented three applications solicited from community partners to spend remaining opioid-settlement funds on aligned treatment and recovery projects. Randy Regger, director of Reno County Community…
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