HUTCHINSON, Kan. —The Hutchinson City Council will hear recommendations for the first set of grants from the opioid settlement dollars as part of their Tuesday meeting agenda.
According to agenda documents, below are the Reno County/Hutchinson Fights Addiction Fund Grant Program Cycle 1 Recipients:
1. Teen Intervene early education prevention, Horizons Mental Health Center: Early intervention education and substance use treatment referrals between Reno County School Districts and Horizons Mental Health Center - $19,251.00.
2. Reno Connections, United Way of Reno County: An effort to address navigation and referrals of systems known as the Reno Connections approach the theory that no matter where an individual starts they will be connected warmly to the appropriate resources by a Kansas Certified Peer Mentor - $25,000.00.
3. Reno County First Time Drug Felony Diversion Program, Reno County District Attorney and Community Corrections - $25,000.00.
4. Medication Assisted Treatment for Reno County, PrairieStar Health Center: Provides an evidence-based Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) program in Reno County. Funds will be used to pay for Narcan and Suboxone (opioid overdose prevention and treatment medications) for uninsured and underserved patients who cannot afford the cost of these medications - $25,000.00.
The City of Hutchinson to put Kansas Fights Addiction Funds to Teen Intervene early education prevention and Reno Connections programs for a total of $44,251.00.
Reno County to put Kansas Fights Addiction Funds to Reno County First Time Drug Felony Diversion Program and the Medication Assisted Treatment for Reno County for a total of $50,000.00.
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