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plans to provide low-barrier youth mental health first aid training for parents, caregivers and youth-serving adults to build their capacity to better meet the needs of the youth they support and serve. The Poe Center will focus on community outreach and tailor these trainings to match the communities they serve.

funds will support the expansion of their Women’s Reentry Project to provide a deeper level of services and support to justice-involved women struggling with opioid use disorder. The funs will allow the organization to hire clinical and peer support staff as well as expand coverage for a broader and deeper level of care.

The will use these funds to expand their early intervention programs to meet the needs of С��Ѽ��Ƶ County’s youth. This includes hiring additional full-time and part-time staff who are trained in early intervention and youth mental health first aid, as well as expanding programming offerings and tools available to support members.

 provides mental health and addiction services to people across NC in multiple locations and via telehealth.

project aims to address community needs and service gaps by supporting the addition of a Certified Peer Support Specialist (CPSS) and licensed clinical therapist to join their team who can serve individuals in С��Ѽ��Ƶ County living with an OUD and are also justice-involved.

serves more than 800 students at four after-school community-based learning centers and within six С��Ѽ��Ƶ County public school sites providing a community of support, empowering students to stay in school and achieve in life.

Emmaus House will use funds to expand the availability of recovery housing for men on Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) by securing an additional location and expanding support available through their existing program.

will expand their availability to provide transitional housing and comprehensive support services for men in need to recovery housing support. Their project will provide 60 men up to 90 days of comprehensive recovery housing support tailored for individuals receiving Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder, those transitioning from residential treatment, and men emerging from homelessness.

provides a structured home environment for men and women in the early months of recovery from substance use disorders.

will expand their peer-support specialist team to include a Hospital Liaison Peer Support, a Community Care Peer Support and three On-Campus Peer Supports. This funding will also provide transportation to ensure individuals have access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD).

will expand access to naloxone, the life-saving overdose reversal medication, throughout С��Ѽ��Ƶ County.

This  in North Raleigh offers Medication Assisted Therapy and counseling to help people overcome addiction to heroin, fentanyl, and other opiates.

The proposed a project that will promote naloxone access through direct distribution to С��Ѽ��Ƶ County residents at the highest risk of overdose through fixed sites and mobile syringe service programs, as well as an innovative mail-based naloxone distribution program. They will also expand the number of partners capable of providing naloxone trainings.

is a survivor led non-profit that provides no/low barrier access to peer-led alternatives for healing, wellness and recovery.

offers outpatient treatment for adults age 18 and older of all genders who are struggling with opioid use disorder. The center provides medication-assisted treatment (MAT).

will implement a project that would increase the availability of recovery support options for residents of С��Ѽ��Ƶ County. SMART will hire a part-time Community Outreach Coordinator to cultivate a hyper-local community of practice that includes individuals and organizations committed to providing services to prioritized communities.

will create a safe, recovery-oriented environment in their Peer Support Specialist-led Drop-In Center for clients seeking recovery from opioid addiction and other substance use disorders.

is a substance use disorder treatment program for women, including those who are pregnant, parenting, and/or whose lives have been touched by abuse and violence.

will use their funding towards housing recovery support at the Helen Wright Center for Women to cover move-in costs necessary to rapidly place unhoused women with opioid use disorder in permanent housing. These funds would also provide a period of potential ongoing rental aid, as needed, to ensure participants successfully sustain their housing.

 offers trained specialists in a wide range of therapeutic interventions who are experts in providing therapeutic solutions and education to С��Ѽ��Ƶ, Durham, Johnston and Cumberland counties.

proposed developing and providing an adolescent “alternative peer group” for С��Ѽ��Ƶ County. The academy provides a recovery-based environment for students to

successfully pursue academic, personal and professional goals. For implementation of the adolescent APG program, WMA will partner with Empowered Citizens in Zebulon and will work with at-risk youth between the ages of 13–21 who struggle with mental health and substance use disorders.

More than 250 people participated in the three-hour meeting on Aug. 2. Following the meeting, an online survey was opened to the public until close of business on Aug. 5. Respondents were asked to prioritize eligible strategies.

A planning team, led by the С��Ѽ��Ƶ County Manager’s Office staff with assistance from knowledgeable stakeholders, developed a draft plan that reflects this public input. It was presented to the county's Health and Human Services Committee on Aug. 22. 

On Sept. 6, the С��Ѽ��Ƶ County Board of Commissioners approved the С��Ѽ��Ƶ County Opioid Settlement Funding Plan.

These social media graphics and flyer were used to help promote the meeting.

С��Ѽ��Ƶ County and the North Carolina Attorney General’s Office held a community meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2023, to discuss how National Opioid Settlement funding can be used to help youth in our community. Speakers included North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein and former С��Ѽ��Ƶ County Board of Commissioners Chair Sig Hutchinson.

This meeting continued the conversation on how the county can best use its funds to tackle the crisis and focus on the opportunities available to protect and support our youth.

On Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2023, С��Ѽ��Ƶ County hosted a community meeting at the С��Ѽ��Ƶ County Commons Building and online to receive community input on the use of these funds. Video of the meeting is below.