DiscoverInside Calhoun CountySome Hopefulness in Overdose Numbers as Opioid Settlement Grants are Awarded
Some Hopefulness in Overdose Numbers as Opioid Settlement Grants are Awarded

Some Hopefulness in Overdose Numbers as Opioid Settlement Grants are Awarded

Update: 2025-09-10
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The Calhoun County Board of Commissioners approved more than half a million dollars from opioid settlement funds in September 2025. The funds were awarded to seven Calhoun County organizations after a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) process.

Calhoun County Administrator/Controller Kelli Scott returns to Inside Calhoun County to discuss the opioid settlement funds from which these awards were made, as well as some observations which suggest these dollars are having a positive effect.

Episode Resources
Calhoun County Opioid Settlement Funds website
Calhoun County Opioid website
Michigan Association of Counties Opioid Settlement Resource Center

More local episodes about the opioid overdose epidemic

Inside Calhoun County Podcast is produced by Livemic Communications.

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Some Hopefulness in Overdose Numbers as Opioid Settlement Grants are Awarded

Some Hopefulness in Overdose Numbers as Opioid Settlement Grants are Awarded

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