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Board debates short‑term ‘bridge’ housing plan for people leaving jail and post‑overdose patients
Summary
Medical Ministries proposed a small, short‑term bridge housing program (9–10 rotating beds) to transition residents in medication‑assisted treatment into long‑term recovery; commissioners questioned scope, cost and whether the program should serve people off the street as well as those exiting custody.
Medical Ministries returned to the Davidson County Board of Commissioners on April 2 with a refined cost breakdown for a proposed short‑term “bridge” housing facility intended to move people already in medication‑assisted treatment (MAT) or those rescued by EMS after overdose into a supervised, drug‑free setting while staff work to place them in longer‑term treatment.
Denise Hurley and Janice of Medical Ministries said the program would provide 30–90 day safe‑transitional stays, certified peer support and assistance obtaining documents, benefits and placement in longer‑term programs. At the Second Street site discussed in the meeting, they estimated capacity of about nine to ten rotating…
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