Vindicator: region 7 funding board meets
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The local board that will determine how dollars from the OneOhio National Opioid Settlement are distributed over the next 18 years met for the first time this week. There are 19 regions throughout the state, and Trumbull and Mahoning counties make up Region 7. The Region 7 board is comprised of 11 people.
From each county, there is the director of the mental health and recovery board, a representative nominated by the township association, a representative nominated by the mayors, an individual with lived experience of the opioid epidemic selected by the commissioners in his or her respective county, and one individual with professional experience in prevention, treatment or abatement, also selected by the commissioners in their respective county. The CEO of Direction Home of Eastern Ohio, a local resource for those aging and with disabilities, also is on the board.
