The Jefferson County Health Department was awarded a $765,628 Project Grant from the Bureau of Justice Assistance under the Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant, and other Substances Use Program (CFDA 16.838). This three-year initiative aims to enhance drug take-back programs, establish an Overdose Fatality Review (OFR) board, and expand transportation options for participants in the county's three treatment court programs.
Key activities under the grant include purchasing an incinerator to facilitate proper disposal of prescription drugs and illicit substances, developing the OFR board to review overdose deaths, and providing transportation services through the Chestnut Peers Program to support treatment court participants in completing program requirements. The anticipated outcomes include a more efficient and widely used drug disposal program, the successful establishment of the OFR board, and an increase in the number of treatment court participants who complete the program within a shorter timeframe.
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