Using Opioid Settlement Funds: Centering Sustainability in Planning and Implementation (5/22/25)

Supporting Decision Makers Using Opioid Settlement Funds: Centering Sustainability in Planning and Implementation Big Cities Health Coalition, Prevention Institute, and our partners – including ChangeLab Solutions and RTI International (RTI) – are working collectively to support settlement fund efforts that align with public health values, prioritize prevention, and center the voices of people with lived and living experience. This was the second webinar of a series on supporting decision-makers in using opioid settlement funds. During the webinar, RTI shared considerations (e.g., financial, contextual, partnership), as well as examples of local approaches to sustainability planning. We were also joined by Dr. Orlando Barker (D.C. Office of Opioid Abatement) and Mr. Kirk Lane (Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership), who shared their experiences with planning for the sustainability of settlement-funded initiatives. This project is supported by Cooperative Agreement Number NU38PW000033 awarded to Big Cities Health Coalition and funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention or the Department of Health and Human Services.