Substance abuse prevention and recovery housing
Summary
Garnet Health's inpatient substance use treatment service is on track for early fall, Oxford House has added sober living beds in Monticello, and the Lexington Center for Recovery is preparing to open a site on Broadway pending state approval.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 6
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Oct 15, 2026.
Impact analysis
Funded through OASAS Authorized Settlement Fund monies rather than county operating funds.
County residents seeking substance use treatment and recovery housing.
Families affected by addiction while the proposal remains stalled without direction.
Mentions & discussions (6)
Executive Committee — October 15, 2026
The county proclaimed October as Substance Abuse Prevention Month and honored Oxford House, whose peer-run recovery housing operates residences in Sullivan County.
Health & Human Services — October 1, 2026
The committee advanced agreements for substance abuse assessment and monitoring. Community Services reported the final community survey push for the drug task force, 96 Narcan kits distributed in September, the successful Voices of Recovery event, and work with Garnet Health on smoother hospital-to-community referrals.
Health & Human Services — September 10, 2026
Settlement-funded contracts with Restorative Management Corporation for recovery support and with Sullivan180 for Hope Squad suicide-prevention programs in three high schools head to the full Legislature.
Human Resources Committee — September 10, 2026
Two settlement-funded contracts — one for recovery support services through Restorative Management Corporation, one for Hope Squad suicide-prevention programs in three high schools — were on the wrong agenda and now head to Health and Human Services.
Health & Human Services — August 13, 2026
Garnet Health's inpatient substance use treatment service is on track for early fall, Oxford House has added sober living beds in Monticello, and the Lexington Center for Recovery is preparing to open a site on Broadway pending state approval.
Health & Human Services — July 16, 2026
Dorothy Sanchez, whose son died of an overdose, said her Jonathan's Legacy inpatient recovery proposal has stalled since leadership departures, and she feels locked out of the process. She urged the county to commit to helping people achieve freedom from addiction and offered to serve on the Drug Task Force.
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