Data-Driven Uses for State Opioid Settlement Funds
Amid ongoing budget constraints, states across the nation are receiving settlement funds from opioid manufacturers, distributors, and retailers after lawsuits about their roles in the opioid epidemic. These funds present an opportunity to implement bold, innovative strategies to address the persistent opioid crisis. State leaders are using these funds to expand community-based prevention initiatives and invest in treatment, recovery, and infrastructure while exploring transformative approaches for sustainable change.
State leaders face a challenge: How can they identify where these investment dollars will have the greatest impact in supporting communities and reducing opioid-related deaths?
Join us for a virtual panel discussion—moderated by Mathematica’s Chris Bory—on data-driven strategies that states are using to effectively invest opioid settlement funds, ways states can navigate funding allocation challenges and opportunities, and best practices for ensuring these resources lead to meaningful and lasting change. The panel features the following people:
- Katie Greene – Director, Public Health, National Academy for State Health Policy
- Alisha Nelson – Executive Director, OneOhio Recovery Foundation
- Kim Lovell – Director of Operations, Firefly Clinic, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Who should attend?
State and local policymakers, public health officials, community leaders, behavioral health and healthcare providers, and others interested in understanding and contributing to effective solutions to the opioid crisis.
