Williamson County Government Opioid Task Force
Williamson County Govt.

13 Williamson County organizations have been awarded $1.1 million dollars from the National Opioid Settlement and the Tennessee Opioid Abatement Trust Fund to help combat the ongoing opioid epidemic.

The Williamson County Opioid Task Force announced the grant awards on Friday after reviewing proposals that included “strategies targeting primary prevention, harm reduction, treatment, recovery support, education and training, or other approaches for people living in Williamson County.”

The grants have been awarded to the following organizations:

  • $40,040 to the 21st District Recovery Court to provide basic furnishings for participants accessing recovery housing
  • $34,500 to the Williamson County DUI Recovery Court to support individuals accessing onsite trauma treatment services
  • $150,000 to Educare to expand opportunities to offer intensive out-patient education and therapy among youth 13–17-year-olds involved in the criminal justice system who otherwise would not have access to treatment
  • $60,000 to the Franklin Recovery Center to provide counseling services for 21st District Recovery and Williamson County Veterans Courts
  • $33,280 to Healing Housing, a nonprofit residential recovery program serving women who are healing from addiction throughout Middle Tennessee to provide transportation services for their residents to access school, work, and appointments
  • $28,000 to Mercy Community Healthcare to implement group counseling classes targeting addiction therapy and education
  • $100,000 to the Mid-Cumberland Human Resource Agency to support construction of a neighborhood services center at a 72-person housing complex for men in recovery
  • $60,000 to the Refuge Center for Counseling which will partially be used to provide waivers for counseling services and support groups for individuals and family members impacted by addiction
  • $200,000 to Resolve Diagnostics for operational space to perform drug testing and laboratory functions
  • $125,000 to Williamson County Juvenile Court to assist with costs for drug screening for youth in juvenile court and parents in dependency and neglect cases
  • $100,000 to the Williamson County Prevention Coalition over two years to support a prevention education campaign
  • $5,500 to Williamson County Schools to purchase NARCAN for each middle and high school and offer training to teachers on its use
  • $70,000 to Williamson County Veterans Court to offer assistance for childcare, housing, and transportation while a participant is actively participating in treatment