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Recovery providers press Broward County for community-led plan as commissioners approve litigation participation
Summary
Community recovery providers urged the County Commission to direct staff to formalize front-line provider engagement in decisions about opioid settlement spending; county staff described an ongoing coalition-driven planning process and said $46M has been received with most funds allocated or under contract.
Community recovery providers urged the Broward County Commission on April 14 to formalize stakeholder engagement before finalizing strategies for distributing opioid settlement funds, warning that top-down allocation risked leaving gaps in housing, peer recovery supports and long-term recovery services.
Rick Ricardi of Fellowship Recovery Community told commissioners that Broward has already received roughly $46 million in…
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