Community and Stakeholder Input: DRAFT Allocations for Adams County Opioid Litigation Settlement Funds in 2023 |
What is this Survey?
The Adams County Opioid Council wants to hear from service providers, community members with lived experience, and other stakeholders to provide input and feedback on DRAFT Allocations that have been developed for how dollars will be prioritized in 2023.
Why Are Draft Allocations Being Developed?
Adams County is one of 19 regions across Colorado that was allocated funds from litigation settlements reached with companies who fueled the opioid crisis. Attorney General Phil Weiser and local government leaders unveiled a first-of-its-kind joint framework for distributing statewide over $400 million that Colorado stands to receive from these settlements. For more information on the joint framework and litigation settlement click HERE.
The Adams County Opioid Council has convened and is charged with:
The Adams County Opioid Council wants to hear from service providers, community members with lived experience, and other stakeholders to provide input and feedback on DRAFT Allocations that have been developed for how dollars will be prioritized in 2023.
Why Are Draft Allocations Being Developed?
Adams County is one of 19 regions across Colorado that was allocated funds from litigation settlements reached with companies who fueled the opioid crisis. Attorney General Phil Weiser and local government leaders unveiled a first-of-its-kind joint framework for distributing statewide over $400 million that Colorado stands to receive from these settlements. For more information on the joint framework and litigation settlement click HERE.
The Adams County Opioid Council has convened and is charged with:
- Prioritizing work to address the opioid crisis in alignment with the state-wide joint framework
- Making decisions on how to distribute funds from the litigation settlement based on those prioritized needs
The allocations across priority categories will inform how dollars are distributed for the next year.
For more information on this effort overall click HERE.
How will the information I share be used?
The Adams County Opioid Council will use this information alongside asset inventories of the different programs and services that already exist in Adams County and national and local research to:
For more information on this effort overall click HERE.
How will the information I share be used?
The Adams County Opioid Council will use this information alongside asset inventories of the different programs and services that already exist in Adams County and national and local research to:
- Determine the kinds of programs, services, and efforts that are most needed
- Determine where funding could go to meet these needs
You can view detailed information about the draft allocations, how they were developed, and what is happening next HERE
Questions?
Contact Jody Nowicki, Senior Director of Stakeholder Engagement with the Rocky Mountain Partnership and Project Manager for this effort (JodyNowicki@RMPBackbone.org)