DOC Supports County Jails with Medication Assisted Treatment Program
February 28, 2023 12:00 AM
From left: Daniel McIntyre, Steven Seitchik, Amanda Rhoads, Miranda Hopkins, Gina Schellhammer, and Tracy Smith
The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections will be providing technical assistance for county jails that have been awarded grants through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD) to implement nonnarcotic medication assisted treatment.
These grant funds support counties seeking to increase opportunities to provide long-acting, non-narcotic, non-addictive Vivitrol in combination with comprehensive substance abuse treatment to eligible individuals in county jails and upon release to the community. Administration of this medication will allow newly released participants to focus on immediate reentry needs.