Behavioral health urgent care funded by opioid abatement dollars
Summary
The Substance Abuse Advisory Board's funding recommendations for the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Trust Fund were scheduled for action.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 24, 2026.
Impact analysis
Allocations from the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Trust Fund; amounts not provided.
Residents served by funded substance abuse treatment and prevention programs.
Mentions & discussions (3)
Board of County Commissioners — September 24, 2026
Operation PAR will open a Behavioral Health Urgent Care Center combining addiction and mental health treatment with physical health screening, with dosing hours expanded to 7 a.m.–7 p.m. seven days a week. Commissioners demanded a public spending dashboard and performance metrics.
Board of County Commissioners — September 10, 2026
The Substance Abuse Advisory Board's funding recommendations for the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Trust Fund were scheduled for action.
Board of County Commissioners - Work Session — April 30, 2026
The county's mental health and addiction navigation line has booked thousands of appointments and attendance is up, but commissioners said most residents still haven't heard of it. They're weighing whether to keep the outside vendor, rebid, or run it in-house.
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