Barren County Schools announces Opioid Recovery Trust Grant - WNKY News 40 Television

Barren County Schools announces Opioid Recovery Trust Grant - WNKY News 40 Television

GLASGOW, Ky. — An opioid recovery grant is being awarded to support the Barren County Schools Resilience Factor Program. According to the district on Wednesday, Shelley Thomas, the youth services center coordinator at Barren County High School, secured the grant to expand the district’s Resilience Factor Program. The program is a family-centered initiative supporting students and families impacted by the opioid crisis, according to a release by …

Barren County Schools receive $422K opioid recovery grant

By MICHAEL CRIMMINS Glasgow News 1 Barren County Schools is one of the 39 public school districts awarded an opioid recovery grant through the Public School Districts’ Opioid Recovery Trust. “Public schools are on the front lines of the crisis, facing three overlapping challenges: children born with Neonatal Opioid Withdrawal Syndrome who require costly special education services; students coping with addicted or deceased family members; and stu…