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Public health staff warn harm-reduction program faces cuts in draft budget
Summary
Staff told the board harm-reduction grants have faced significant incremental cuts and the department included funding to preserve program supervision as part of its prioritized county requests, warning further cuts could shrink service capacity and supplies.
Department staff described a pattern of incremental cuts across several grants that together have produced meaningful reductions for the harm-reduction program. Staff said the harm-reduction program receives multiple grant streams and noted "significant cuts" that have reduced supplies and service capacity.
As a priority the department requested additional funding for harm-reduction capacity, specifically to fund a harm-reduction supervisor role to preserve prevention services if cuts persist. Staff said without additional funds the program may be required to reduce supplies made available through prevention programming and that this could drive difficult conversations about program scope in future budgets.
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