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Opioid Abatement Funding Advisory Board 2025-2026 Priority List recommendations for the Board of County Commissioners approval for submission to the Florida Department of Children and Families.
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Recommended Action:
Recommended Action
Approval of the recommended Opioid Abatement Funding Advisory Board (OAFAB) 2025-2026 Priority List (Priority List) for submission to the Florida Department for Children and Families in compliance with the Interlocal Agreement Governing Use of Pinellas County Regional Opioid Settlement Funds (Interlocal).
• The OAFAB has identified the following Priority List:
1.) System-Level Data Governance.
2.) Enhanced Care Coordination and Individual Data Management
3.) Increase Access to Safe and High-Quality Housing for Individuals in Recovery
4.) Expand the Role of Peer Specialist
5.) Expanding Access to Programming in Justice Settings
6.) Create Community Support Teams for Substance Use Disorder
7.) Enhance Quick Response Teams
8.) Priority Populations
§ Justice-Involved Individuals and Families
§ Families at risk/or active Child Welfare involvement.
§ Neonatal Expectant Parents and Families
• These OAFAB Priorities are in alignment with the Approved Uses and Core Strategies under the Florida Plan.
• Human Services released a solicitation for Treatment and Recovery Program Services on March 31, 2025 seeking proposals from qualified organizations with applications due on June 2, 2025.
• The Board of County Commissioners previously made decisions regarding opioid abatement funding in the following items: 21-1230A Resolution to negotiate Florida Plan, 21-1282A Delegation to County Administrator for Interlocal establishing OAFAB, 22-0875A Appointment of County Representative to OAFAB, 23-0826A 2023 Priority List, 23-1968A Funding Recommendation for a gap analysis on current Pinellas services and 24-0836A 2024 Priority List.
• There is no fiscal impact. Y
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Strategic Plan:
Healthy and Safe Communities
2.1 Improve public health
2.2 Enhance community safety
Smart Service Delivery
4.2 Achieve and maintain a high level of customer satisfaction
4.4 Pursue continuous improvement
Summary:
Summary
The Priority List will inform the competitive solicitation process for regional opioid settlement dollars as agreed in the Interlocal. Recognizing the need to expand cooccurring diagnosis wraparound recovery services and treatment capacity throughout Pinellas County the OAFAB has identified the following Priority List:
1) System-Level Data Governance.
2) Enhanced Care Coordination and Individual Data Management
3) Increase Access to Safe and High-Quality Housing for Individuals in Recovery
4) Expand the Role of Peer Specialist
5) Expanding Access to Programming in Justice Settings
6) Create Community Support Teams for Substance Use Disorder
7) Enhance Quick Response Teams
8) Priority Populations
Justice-Involved Individuals and Families
Individuals and Families at risk of or with active Child Welfare and/or
Dependency involvement.
Neonatal Expectant Parents and Families
These OAFAB Priorities are in alignment with the Approved Uses and Core Strategies under the Florida Plan.
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Background Information:
The Pinellas County Opioid Abatement Priority List is an annual requirement of the negotiated opioid litigation settlement. The Interlocal establishes the OAFAB; provides for the OAFAB to consider the opioid related data, set priorities for funding, and after a competitive solicitation by the County, recommends funding recipients and programming to the Board. Funded programs and services must align with the approved uses and core strategies outlined in the Interlocal. The recommendations of the OAFAB can be overridden, if appropriate, by a super majority vote.
Under the Interlocal, Pinellas County is eligible for both County and Regional opioid settlement dollars. County settlement dollars have been distributed directly to Pinellas County and will be used to expand the current Pinellas Matters Program. The Regional Priority List will inform the use of regional settlement dollars.
Fiscal Impact:
There is no fiscal impact.
Staff Member Responsible:
Karen Yatchum, Director, Human Services
Partners:
City of Clearwater
City of Pinellas Park
City of St. Petersburg
Opioid Abatement Funding Advisory Board
Florida Department of Health Pinellas County
Department of Children and Families
Attachments:
Regional Priority List