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Rock County Human Services has since worked to identify the best way to distribute the dollars, according to a resolution approved by the county board last Thursday.

The $800,000 in awards includes:

$200,000 to Pathways Sober Living that accommodates residents and their minor children in “many circumstances,� according to the executive summary.

$350,000 to Community Health Systems, based in Beloit.

$100,000 to Life Worth Living to open a sober living home in Rock County for up to six female residents. Life Worth Living, according to an executive summary, is a new agency that is developing a sober living program in the county.

$150,000 to Sunrise Sober Living, which plans to open a sober living home in the county for up to 10 residents

Other priorities

In the opioid settlement plan, the third identified priority was to provide youth substance use prevention and intervention. Initiatives included sustaining work of youth substance misuse prevention coalitions in the county and reducing diversion of prescription opioids by offering disposal packets to people obtaining opioids after outpatient surgery.

The fourth identified priority was to provide substance use disorder and mental health assessments with access to treatment in the criminal justice system. Inmates would receive access to medications like buprenorphine, which is used for chronic pain and opioid addiction, after losing insurance following incarceration.

The last two identified priorities were to increase case managers and certified peer support specialists.

The settlement was brought on by states against McKesson, Cardinal Health and AmerisourceBergen, the three largest pharmaceutical distributors. Also included in the settlement were Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its parent company Johnson & Johnson.

Wisconsin received more than $400 million. Of that, 30% was allocated to the state. The rest was allocated to communities that joined the litigation.