Mayor Harrell announces city investments in post-overdose recovery facility and addiction treatment

Mayor Harrell announces investments in Post-Overdose Facility and addiction treatment

5/9/202448:24

Mayor Harrell joined service providers and partners to announce the awardees and finalists of the City's investment for facility improvements to organizations treating substance use disorder and providing post-overdose care and enhanced drug treatment services.

This award is part of a $27 million investment supporting Mayor Harrell’s Exeutive Order 2023-04: Addressing the Opiod and Synthetic Drug Crisis in Seattle, announced as part of the Downtown Activation Plan to create a safe, welcoming downtown. The US Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant provides $7 million in capital funding.

Speakers and attendees include:
Tanya Kim – Director, Seattle Human Services Department (HSD)
Mayor Bruce Harrell
Daniel Malone - Executive Director, Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC)
Steven Bullock – DESC Deputy Director of Operations
Stephen Woolworth, PhD – CEO, Evergreen Treatment Services (ETS)
Caleb Banta-Green, PhD – Director, UW Center for Community Engaged Drug Education Epidemiology and Research
Jon Scholes – CEO, Downtown Seattle Association (DSA)
Lupe Hutardo – Peer Counselor, Opioid Treatment Network

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