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Title
Authorize negotiation and execution of an agreement with Communities for Recovery to provide peer recovery counseling services for community intervention to prevent opioid overdoses by using evidence-based practices in opioid stewardship, opioid use disorder, and opioid harm reduction for a 12-month term ending on March 31, 2026, for a total agreement amount not to exceed $250,000. Funding: $250,000 is available in the Austin Public Health Department’s Opioid Settlement Fund.
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Lead Department
Austin Public Health.
Fiscal Note
Funding in the amount of $250,000 is available in the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Austin Public Health Department’s Opioid Settlement Fund.
For More Information:
Adrienne Sturrup, Director, 512-972-5167; Laura LaFuente, Assistant Director, 512-972-5077; Ashlee Kraus, Acting Social Services Agreements Administration Manager, 512-972-5044; Juanita Jackson, Business Process Consultant, 512-972-6163.
Additional Backup Information:
This action will authorize negotiation and execution of a new agreement with Communities for Recovery to support the implementation of a public health prevention and education strategy to reduce deaths from opioid overdose. The strategy utilizes data to educate the community on a multi-component system, including substance use/misuse and the associated risk of drug use; high-risk populations within the community; substance use prevention programs at partner agencies that will support educational outreach, provide case coordination and the assessment for at-risk populations; and linkage of clients with appropriate prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery programs.