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County highlights mobile opioid treatment, recovery hub and jail-based medication programs
Summary
Wake County highlighted early results from settlement-funded programs: Morse Clinic's mobile opioid treatment unit has enrolled 150+ people; Southlight and the Wake County Detention Center have provided medications to 600+ individuals with 96 people started on treatment in the last year; and new recovery hubs and transitional housing were launched.
Wake County officials showcased several settlement-funded programs that expand low-barrier access to medication-assisted treatment and recovery supports. Lissa Kittless said Morse Clinic launched a mobile opioid treatment program in July that has already enrolled "over a 150 plus individuals," providing methadone or buprenorphine services on-site at partner sites, including Healing Transitions.
Kittless also described a partnership with Southlight Healthcare and the Wake County Detention Center that provides medication-assisted treatment to justice-involved individuals: "over 600 individuals have been able to access medication in the detention center" since the program started, and 96 people were started on treatment in the last year. She noted transitional housing expansion (Emmaus House added a second home for 8 residents), increased naloxone distribution and the opening of a Promise Resource Network Recovery Cafe and Hub with peer-led supports in downtown Raleigh.
County leaders praised these programs as coordinated investments across prevention, treatment and recovery, and commissioners encouraged colleagues to visit recovery hubs and mobile-unit sites to see services firsthand. Kittless said the county is also supporting workforce pathways such as peer-support apprenticeships to sustain the expanding service network.
