Needs assessments to determine how funds will be allocated to address opioid misuse

Nebraska was awarded hundreds of millions of dollars after a federal class action lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies for their role in the opioid use epidemic. Each behavioral health region was allocated funding to determine how to best address the issue. In the southeast region, the Lincoln-based Wellbeing Initiative and partners are conducting community needs assessments specifically for Spanish-speakers.

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