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Kennebec Behavioral Health asks Somerset County for roughly $164,000 in opioid-settlement funds to expand prevention
Summary
Kennebec Behavioral Health requested approximately $164,000 in opioid-settlement funds (program budget $462,000) to start prevention services targeting seniors, pregnant women and other at-risk groups; commissioners noted the county receives about $150,000 annually in opioid settlement funds, most currently used for inmate Sublocade treatment.
Representatives from Kennebec Behavioral Health (KBH), Tina Chapman and Rob Rogers, presented an application to Somerset County on March 18 seeking about $164,000 in opioid-settlement funds to help start a prevention program with an overall budget of $462,000.
KBH told commissioners that it currently has no prevention funding in Somerset County and would like to expand services aimed at seniors, pregnant women and other at-risk populations; the program would complement existing services provided primarily to school populations and the jail by Somerset Public Health. Commissioner Robert Sezak asked how much opioid-settlement money the county receives; Patrick Dolan said the County receives approximately $150,000 annually, and that most of the current opioid funding is committed to treating inmates with Sublocade, which staff reported has been successful in the jail setting.
Commissioner John Alsop asked whether KBH could scale the request to a smaller amount or focus on a particular program that the County could support within current funding constraints. No formal decision was made; the request will be considered as part of the County's opioid-settlement funding allocations.
