OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — The Oklahoma City Fire Department’s Mobile Integrated Healthcare program recently received a grant for $572,697 through the Opioid Abatement Grant, a program of the Oklahoma Opioid Abatement Board (OAB). The grant will be distributed throughout a three-year period for the purpose of promoting and protecting the health of Oklahomans by helping abate the effects of the opioid epidemic.
The grant provides for two new Mobile Integrated Healthcare staff positions dedicated to community outreach and education.
“These are peer recovery support specialist positions, so individuals with lived experience to help connect people who are struggling with opioid use disorder to community resources,” said Lori Brown-Loftis, program manager, Mobile Integrated Healthcare Program.
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The grant will also fund leave-behind kits, Narcan, and other equipment and supplies needed for the treatment of opioid addiction…