New York’s Saratoga County Approves School-Based Opioid & Substance Disorder Support Program  

Students in New York’s Saratoga County facing addiction will soon have access to certified peer recovery advocates. The program;is a partnership between the Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office and the Saratoga County Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services.;

The two-year program is being funded through $205,000 in regional abatement funds authorized from the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports. The Sheriff’s Office will use those funds to contract with the Healthy Capital District Initiative and with two certified peer recovery advocates. The advocates will be trained to connect students . . .