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Nonprofit asks Perry County commissioners to tap opioid-settlement funds for veterans mental-health program; commissioners request more details
Summary
Operation Mind, Body and Soul told Perry County commissioners it has a proven, peer-based program for veterans and first responders and asked the board to consider using opioid-settlement funds (a restricted account cited at $100,000) to expand services. Commissioners asked for a written plan, cost breakdown and a work session with council members before committing county funds.
Representatives of Operation Mind, Body and Soul urged Perry County commissioners to direct opioid-settlement money toward a two-year veterans and first-responder mental-health program, saying the nonprofit has piloted services in neighboring counties and would use grant and settlement funding rather than county general funds.
The nonprofit representative described a recent ribbon-cutting and said the organization received a two-part grant from Duboce County (reported as $26,000 now and a second $26,000 later) and seeks local support to expand peer-based prevention, intervention and postvention services. “We had eight veterans last year who were suicidal who came to us — all eight are still here. Just one would be worth the money,” the nonprofit representative said, attributing that as evidence of the program’s impact.
Why it matters: Presenters said the program prevents crises that otherwise drive county costs for…
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