SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. — The Spokane County Board of Commissioners has unanimously approved a contract with Maddie's Place, which is the first opioid settlement contract.
According to Spokane County, Maddie's Place was awarded a $600,000 contract to provide long-term housing and treatment services for parents and caregivers of children with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. The County said services include housing and supportive living services, integrated childcare support, care coordination and case management.
“Spokane County is committed to ensuring individuals and families experiencing a behavioral health crisis have access to the necessary services and support in the community," Community Serviced Director Justin Johnson said. "The funding awarded to Maddie’s Place and the forthcoming contract for Behavioral Health Triage and Sobering services will help expand this support while ensuring strategic long-term investments to addressing the behavioral health needs of the region.”
The Board of Commissioners gave the Spokane County Sheriff's Office $200,000 for substance and opioid (fentanyl) use data tracking that is supposed to help disrupt drug trafficking organizations.
Spokane County said the board of commissioners plans to consider at least two other contracts this fall:
- $1.2 million for Direct Treatment Services and the expansion of Behavioral Health Triage and Sobering Services
- $5 million to expand the Spokane Regional Crisis Stabilization Center through the addition of a Crisis Relief and Sobering Center
Spokane County said payments in the settlement are anticipated to continue until 2038, which will give Spokane County over $17 million in resources for those struggling with addiction.
"Spokane County is making strategic investments that will have an immediate impact by filling key gaps in the behavioral health system and implementing real solutions to address the existing need in the community,” County Commissioner and Board Chair Mary Kuney said.
