Establishes a Place-Based Substance Use Disorder Outreach Program within the Department of Behavioral Health.
The bill creates a Place-Based Substance Use Disorder Outreach Program within the Department of Behavioral Health. The program will focus on specific geographic areas with high rates of substance use and related issues. It aims to provide direct support, relationship development, and resource brokering to individuals in need of substance use treatment and behavioral health services. The Department will designate high-need areas based on factors like substantiated reports of substance use, hospitalizations, overdoses, and deaths from substance use.
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