Prairie State Wire

Governor's Opioid Overdose Prevention and Recovery Steering Committee met Feb. 8.

Here is the agenda provided by the committee:

Call to Order/Welcome

Roll Call

Approval of February 7, 2024 Agenda and December 14, 2023, Meeting Minutes

Chairs' Remarks

1. Lieutenant Governor Juliana Stratton
2. Director Dr. Sameer Vohra
3. Secretary Designate Dulce Quintero

New Business

1. Deflection Services to Reduce Drug Overdoses: Stephanie Frank, Deputy Director of Planning Performance Assessment and Federal Projects, Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery
2. Harm Reduction 101: Luke Tomsha, Perfectly Flawed Foundation; Geoff Bathje, Ph.D., Chicago Recovery Alliance, and Sana Healing Collective; Chris Schaffner, JOLT Foundation; Fanya Burford-Berry, Lee Rush, and Lu Syas, West Side Heroin/Opioid Task Force; and Mike Tyson, Executive Director, Take Action Today
3. Office of Opioid Settlement Administration Updates: Jim Wilkerson, Interim Statewide Opioid Settlement Administrator, Department of Human Services, Division of Substance Use Prevention and Recovery

1. Approved Recommendations Update
2. New Funding Recommendations

• Harm Reduction Services
• Training and Technical Assistance

Member Updates

Public Comment

Adjournment

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