Palm Beach County turns to tiny homes in fight against addiction relapse

Описание: Palm Beach County commissioners unanimously approved a pilot program using opioid settlement funds to purchase a small number of tiny homes designed to help people experiencing homelessness as they recover from addiction — framing the effort as an extension of treatment rather than a traditional housing initiative.

The 7–0 vote authorizes the county to spend up to $500,000 to acquire roughly five to six tiny homes, each capped at $100,000 per unit.

The homes will be owned and operated by nonprofit substance-use treatment providers and used as transitional housing for people leaving residential treatment for opioid or other substance use disorders, particularly those with co-occurring mental health conditions.

Commissioners said the goal is to prevent what they described as “treat and street” — when someone completes treatment but is discharged back into homelessness, a period widely recognized as one of the highest-risk moments for relapse or overdose.

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