August 2023 Opioid Litigation Settlement Funds Dialogue Sessions hosted by IOAPI
                                             
*** INTEREST FORM OPEN AUGUST 2, 2023 - AUGUST 22, 2023 ***

The Ingham Opioid Awareness & Prevention Initiative (IOAPI) is offering two Facilitated Dialogue Sessions to discuss potential best and highest uses of Opioid Litigation Settlement Funds awarded to Ingham County.

***The content/process will be the same at each session***    

SESSION CHOICES ARE:       AUGUST 15, 2023  9am-4pm (FULL)     OR     AUGUST 30, 2023 9am-4pm

We are offering two sessions in order to accommodate the greatest number of IOAPI partners' schedules, and to be able to include some other community partners and residents working in and impacted by the opioid epidemic.

The products from these sessions will the shared with the Opioid Litigation Settlement Funds Advisory Panel appointed by the Ingham County Board of Commissioners.

Background information: 
- Ingham County expects to receive a total of $7.4 million over the course of the next 18 years from various drug manufacturers, pharmacies and other companies involved in the opioid epidemic. More information here: https://www.lansingstatejournal.com/story/news/local/2023/02/21/state-counties-figuring-out-how-to-spend-millions-from-opioid-settlements/69873700007/ 

- In 2023, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners appointed an Advisory Panel to advise the BOC on the use of Opioid Litigation Settlement Funds. For more information about the dates, times and locations of those meetings, contact Jared Cypher at jcypher@ingham.org. 

- In 2015, the Ingham County Health Department convened the Ingham Opioid Awareness & Prevention Initiative (IOAPI) to respond to the growing number of fatal overdoses and child removals due to opioid use in Ingham  https://hd.ingham.org/DepartmentalDirectory/HealthPromotionandPrevention/SubstanceUse/InghamOpioidAbusePreventionInitiative.aspx 

REGULAR IOAPI MEETINGS ARE ON THE FIRST THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH FROM 11:00 A.M. UNTIL 12:30 P.M. - TO GET UPDATES AND NOTIFICATIONS, CONTACT TAMMY MAIDLOW-BRESNAHAN AT TMAIDLOW@INGHAM.ORG.

MORE INFO ABOUT THE AUGUST 2023 DIALOGUE SESSIONS:

***This is just ONE WAY to give input into the use of the funds***

The MSU Center for Community Engaged Learning is in the process of creating MANY avenues for BROAD community input into the use of these funds. To learn more about the Community Needs Assessment and how to give input via these avenues, contact Jared Cypher at jcypher@ingham.org. You can also attend the meetings of the Advisory Panel and give public comment during the meetings. To get the meeting schedule, contact Jared Cypher.

***The August 2023 sessions will be facilitated by an outside facilitator who is not a member of any of the agencies providing opioid response, prevention, treatment, funding or other services in Ingham County.***

***Each session is limited to 22 in-person participants and up to 10 virtual/online participants. 
IN-PERSON PARTICIPATION IS PREFERRED***

***Breakfast, lunch and snacks provided.***

***Due to space restrictions, ICHD is now accepting INTEREST FORMS from August 2 - 9, 2023 and will sort/accept applicants into sessions in order to ensure the most diverse and well-rounded group sessions an notify all interested parties of the placements by August 10, 2023.***


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