Q&A
Detailed breakdown of fund allocation to specific programs and providers
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Council Member Linda Lee requests a more specific breakdown of how settlement funds are divided among programs, providers, and contracts. Dr. Rebecca Linn-Walton provides detailed information on fund allocation for various programs.
- $8.4 million for On Point to expand hours and services in the first two years
- Expansion of Relay program to two additional hospitals
- $3 million for Staten Island expansion
- $4.1 million for Syringe Services Programs (SSPs) expansion
- $4 million for treatment expansion
- $3 million for recovery expansion
- Total increase of $15.1 million expected this year on top of previous allocations
Linda Lee
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Okay.
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And then can you just give us a more specific breakdown?
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Because I know that you have a lot of, you know, services that you've listed.
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For example, you know, expanding the syringe services, naloxone distribution, other harm reduction efforts.
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Do you do you have a more specific detailed breakdown of how these funds are divided among specific programs, providers, and contracts?
Dr. Rebecca Linn- Walton
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Yeah.
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So for the 1st 2 years, we had 8,400,000 going to On Point so they could expand both their hours and the, numbers and types of services they were providing.
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We also this year is the big ramp up year, which is why we're really excited to be talking about this work today, so we're expanding Relay to 2 additional hospitals.
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We are, we have the Staten Island expansion, that's 3,000,000.
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The expansion for SSPs, that's 4.1.
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We can follow-up with the specific Yeah.
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Numbers as well so that you don't have to do
Linda Lee
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the math in your head absolutely.
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Yes.
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No.
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I can't do it in
Dr. Rebecca Linn- Walton
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my head.
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Yeah.
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No.
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I'm, I also I'd I'd can't do math in my head very well.
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So, and then we also have treatment expansion, that's gonna be another 4,000,000 and recovery expansion, that's 3,000,000.
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So the total increase we're expecting this year is 15,100,000 on top of that 8%.
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On
Linda Lee
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top.
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Okay.
Dr. Rebecca Linn- Walton
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But we can follow-up with those specific numbers.
Linda Lee
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Okay.
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Perfect.
Dr. Rebecca Linn- Walton
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And also the RFPs because we really want the organizations in your communities to be applying for them as well.
Linda Lee
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Okay.
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And we definitely should make sure that everyone knows that these RFPs are coming out and blasted.
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I know you guys have your list serves, but yeah.
Gia Mitcham
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Yeah.