29198181 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

Florida Department of State and Division of Library and Information Services


Notice: 29198181
Notice of Meeting/Workshop Hearing

Department:	DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
Division:	Mental Health Program


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	The Department of Children and Families, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Program Office announces a public meeting to which all persons are invited.

DATE AND TIME:	February 26, 2025, 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Est

PLACE:	Virtual meeting via Microsoft Teams. The access link is listed below and also available on the Department of Children and Families calendar of events located here: https://www.myflfamilies.com/news-and-events Meeting link: https://events.gcc.teams.microsoft.com/event/9298b828-e38e-4407-82f3-487ecbbc20bc@f70dba48-b283-4c57-8831-cb411445a94c Join on a video conferencing device Tenant key: 929981474@t.plcm.vc Video ID: 116 423 187 7

Subject:	This meeting is in accordance with 397.335, F.S., which establishes the Statewide Council on Opioid Abatement. The terms of the Florida Opioid Settlement agreement require the state to create an Opioid Abatement Taskforce or Council to advise the Governor, Legislature, Florida’s Department of Children and Families (“DCF”), and Local Governments on the priorities that should be addressed as part of the opioid epidemic, review how monies have been spent and the results that have been achieved with Opioid Funds. Discussion topics and duties will include expenditures and the results achieved, work and share information with the Drug Policy Advisory Council and ensure recommendations are consistent, review data from local, state, and national agencies to advise state and local governments on the status, severity, and stage of opioid epidemic, review data on expenditures, success, and metrics for assessing the epidemic and progress in abating it, and develop and recommend metrics, measures, or datasets to assess progress/success.


	A copy of the agenda may be obtained by contacting: The agenda and meeting materials are forth coming. For information on the Council please visit the Councils website: https://floridaopioidsettlement.com/overview/ or contact LaDarius Gammage at ladarius.gammage@myflfamilies.com or (850) 717-4401.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:	2/10/2025 Vol. 51/27


REFERENCE MATERIALS:	No reference(s).

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