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37 <br /> 1 Slide #10 <br /> Funding Recommendation: <br /> • Option A,Strategy 2(Evidenced-based addiction treatment) <br /> • Funding Period—July 1,2025—June 30, 2026 <br /> • Funding request—$50r400 <br /> • Funding recommendation—$50,400 <br /> • Description of Activity— <br /> Piedmont Health Services, Inc.(PHS)will use Orange Co.High Impact Opioid Abatement <br /> Strategies funding in order to provide Medication for Opioid Use Disorder(MOUD)services at no <br /> costto a total of 36 new patients in our two Orange County locations(Carrboro and Chapel Hill). <br /> As all MOUD recipients will have a diagnosis of Opioid Use Disorder,they will represent a <br /> population which faces many barriers to care, including cost of care,transportation,and stigma. <br /> Additionally,the majority of PHS patients represent low-income,uninsured,unhoused,and <br /> other historically marginalized populations. <br /> MOUD program provides support in managing cravings,reducing withdrawal symptoms and <br /> preventing relapse into active addiction. Services provided at no cost to patients. <br /> 2 <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Slide #11 <br /> Funding Recommendation: <br /> • option A,Strategy 6(Early Intervention) <br /> • Funding Period—July 1, 2025—June 30,2026 <br /> • Funding request—$74,115,29 <br /> • Funding recommendation--$50,000 <br /> • Description of Activity <br /> EI Futuro respectfully requests support to im lement its Oranqqe County Latino Early <br /> Intervention Program,expanding Communi y Mental HealthWorker's(CMHW)capacity to <br /> prevent and address substance use disorder(SUD)and co-occurring mental health conditions <br /> among historically marginalized Latino individuals in Orange County.Strengthening early <br /> intervention efforts,reducing stigma,and strengthening community coordination will improve <br /> outcomes for Latino youth,young adults,and their caregivers. <br /> :This initiative will train CMHWs in Screening, Brief Intervention and Referrall to Treatment(SBIRT)and <br /> Motivational Interviewing(M I)to strengthen early intervention efforts and expand access to culturally <br /> and linguistically appropriate services. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 <br /> 7 <br /> 8 <br />