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Troup County staff to seek $490,500 opioid‑crisis trust grant to expand court‑based wraparound services
Summary
County staff told commissioners they will apply for a two‑year $490,500 Georgia opioid crisis trust grant to add a 90‑day Foundations of Recovery entry phase for high‑risk participants in the county’s felony drug court and mental health court, funding treatment coordination, peer support, transportation and childcare.
Caroline Johnson turned the meeting over to county staff who presented a grant proposal to expand court‑based services for people with opioid use disorder and co‑occurring mental health conditions.
Jasmine Johnson, a county staff member working with the accountability court programs, said the two‑year request would total $490,500 and cover direct services including “immediate engagement and treatment, stabilization services,” drug screening, peer support and transportation. She said the request would create a 90‑day Foundations of Recovery entry phase to be followed by the court’s existing 18‑month program for eligible participants. “This would include immediate engagement and treatment, stabilization services, and targeting those individuals with these diagnoses,” Johnson said.
Johnson cited county opioid statistics to justify the application, telling commissioners that “the opioid dispensing rate in Troup County in 2023 was 61.8 prescriptions per 100 residents” and noting historical increases in age‑adjusted overdose death rates. Commissioners asked about program scale and completion metrics; Johnson said felony adult court accepts roughly two people per month and the mental health court about one per month, and emphasized that the 90‑day phase is intended to start individuals on treatment and life skills early in the court track.
County staff said there is no local match requirement for the grant and that funds would be used only for direct services, peer support personnel, transportation and childcare assistance. Commissioners raised the prospect of expanding services regionally in collaboration with neighboring jurisdictions; Johnson said cross‑jurisdiction work is possible but will face challenges when county lines and out‑of‑state participants are involved. The board did not take a final vote at the work session; staff requested authority to file the application and planned to place the item on the evening agenda for formal action.
