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Proposed Bill Seeks to Open Overdose Prevention Sites in Colorado; Cherokee Nation Unveils First In-House Drug Treatment Center · Becker's Healthcare Behavioral Health

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  This is Randy Homan with Becker's Behavioral Health Podcast.
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  Here's your daily industry news brief for February 20th. First,
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  according to a report yesterday from ABC seven Denver,
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  a proposed bill aims to allow Colorado cities to open sites dedicated to
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  overdose prevention and supervised injection.
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  House Bill 1202 describes these sites as a space for
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  individuals to use previously obtained controlled substances in a monitored
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  setting under the supervision of healthcare professionals or other trained staff
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  for the purpose of providing lifesaving treatment.
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  In the event of a potential overdose,
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  the federal government considers supervised injection sites illegal. However,
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  two centers opened in New York City in 21.
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  A hearing for the proposed state bill will begin March 1st.
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  Second, Pennsylvania psychologist, Tamara Williams, PhD,
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  will lead the Department of Health and Human Services for Montgomery County,
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  Pennsylvania.
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  She previously served as Chief Clinical Officer for Community Behavioral Health,
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  which is based in Philadelphia.
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  There she led initiatives on health equity and population health.
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  As department director, Dr.
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  Williams will oversee a variety of county offices that focus on behavioral
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  health. This includes the offices of mental health, developmental disabilities,
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  early intervention, as well as drug and alcohol.
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  She'll also oversee the offices of Public Health,
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  children and Youth Veterans Affairs, senior Services,
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  housing and Community Development, managed Care Solutions,
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  strategy Management, and Community Connections.
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  Third Cherokee Nation unveils. Its first in-house Drug treatment center.
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  It's part of the Nation's Public Health and Wellness Fund Act.
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  With million investment in mental health construction will begin this
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  year. It will cost 18 million. The center will be 17 square feet.
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  It be built in the Park Hill area of Qua,
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  which is the capital of Cherokee County in Oklahoma.
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  The development is part of the Million Behavioral Health Fund.
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  This money was allocated through the Amended Health Wellness Fund Act to
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  facilities for behavioral health services.
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  The money also includes 5 million for an endowment,
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  encouraging Cherokee citizens to enter the behavioral health field,
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  as well as 10 million for developing addiction recovery programs.
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