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PROPOSED GRANT AWARD
Department: Cook County Health
Grantee: Cook County Health
Grantor: Department of Health and Human Services/Substance abuse and Mental Health Services Administration/Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Request: Authorization to accept grant
Purpose: Cook County Jail Using Medications Plus Substance Treatment and Recovery Training (JUMP START)
Grant Amount: $750,000.00
Grant Period: 9/30/2026-9/29/2027
Fiscal Impact: None
Accounts: N/A
Concurrences:
The Budget Department has received all requisite documents and determined the fiscal impact on Cook County, if any.
Summary: This is a formal request to accept the Jail Using Medications Plus Substance Treatment and Recovery Training (Jump Start) Grant. The Grant aims to enhance and expand substance use services for persons with opioid use disorder (OUD) who are detained in the Cook County Jail (CCJ), both pre- and post-release from jail. Through our medical arm (Cermak Health Services) at CCJ, the project will screen and diagnose persons with OUD and provide: medications for OUD (MOUD)--including opioid overdose reversal medications (OORM), pre-release psychosocial services, pre-release SMART Recovery groups, integrated care for co-occurring psychiatric/mental health disorders, post-release community engagement with MOUD and community SUD treatment, and assistance with transportation, vocational/job training, and sober recovery housing
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