Grays Harbor
Public Health & Social Services
Population: 74,000
Service Area: Grays Harbor County, which includes the Quinault Indian Nation and the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation
Grays Harbor County Public Health & Social Services Department serves an area of approximately 2,000 square miles on the western border of Washington State. Its RROE project focused on creating a “system of care” in the jail, which allowed for 126 individuals to receive medication for opioid use disorder and 82 individuals to be connected to reentry supports like long-term treatment, stable housing, and employment. The department also developed a community education/ anti-stigma campaign, supported a quick response team (QRT) for 16 months that responded to 203 reported overdoses, and placed a peer navigator within the local therapeutic court. Both the peer navigator and the system of care are being funded and continued after the conclusion of the RROE project.
Partners
Harbor Strong Coalition