Description
The City of Trenton is seeking proposals for the investment of opioid settlement funds in treatment, prevention, case management, training, and research. The selected contractor will provide services to reduce overdose deaths, improve access to effective treatment and recovery supports, strengthen prevention and harm reduction efforts, enhance coordination of case management and wraparound services, build workforce capacity through training, and advance knowledge and inform future programming through research and evaluation. The contract will be for a period of two years with the option to extend for two additional years.
• The contractor will provide community-based prevention programs for youth, families, and schools.
• The contractor will expand access to medication-assisted treatment and other FDA-approved therapies.
• The contractor will provide comprehensive case management and navigation of medical, mental health, housing, legal, and social services.
• The contractor will provide training for providers, emergency responders, schools, law enforcement, and peer recovery specialists.
• The contractor will collect data and report outcomes and equity metrics.