PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – In 2022, Pinellas County had one of the highest rates of overdose in Florida. As the county fights to end this crisis, Pinellas County wants your input in planning future opioid abatement education, services and programs.
Anyone who lives in, works in, or visits Pinellas County is invited to share their experiences with the opioid epidemic and provide input on future abatement planning through a brief, 5 to 10-minute survey at tinyurl.com/PCEpidemicSurvey.
This survey is available in both English and Spanish.
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Additionally, the County is hosting a series of community listening sessions at the following locations:
- Largo Largo Historic Feed Store (295 Central Park Dr, Largo) – Tuesday, June 18, from 6 – 7:30 p.m. (Spanish Interpreter Available)
- Palm Harbor John Geigle YMCA (4550 Village Center Drive, Palm Harbor) – Tuesday, June 18, from 6 – 7:30 p.m.
- Clearwater Hispanic Outreach Center (621 Franklin St, Clearwater) – Wednesday, June 19, from 1:30 – 3 p.m. (Spanish Interpreter Available)
- Pinellas Park Barbara S. Ponce Library (7770 52nd St N, Pinellas Park) – Wednesday, June 19, from 5 – 6:30 p.m. (Spanish Interpreter Available)
- Lealman Lealman Exchange Community Center (5175 45th St N., Lealman) – Wednesday, June 19, from 6 – 7:30 p.m. (Vietnamese Interpreter Available)
- Tarpon Springs CAP / Union Academy Family Center (401 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr., Tarpon Springs) – Thursday, June 20, from 6 – 7:30 p.m. (Spanish Interpreter Available)
- Clearwater Neighborhood Family Center (900 North Dr. MLK Jr. Ave, Clearwater) – Thursday, June 20, from 6 – 7:30 p.m. (Spanish Interpreter Available)
- St. Pete Beach Suntan Arts Center, Don Vista Building (3300 Gulf Blvd, St. Pete Beach) – Friday, June 21, 6 – 7:30 p.m.
- Seminole Seminole Rec Center (9100 113th St., Seminole) – Saturday, June 22, from 10:30 a.m. – noon
- Ridgecrest Greater Ridgecrest Branch YMCA (1801 119th St, Largo) – Saturday, June 22, from 1 – 2 p.m.
Please RSVP online if you plan to attend (En Español).
The State of Florida has allocated over $90 million in regional opioid abatement settlement funds for Pinellas County to use over the next 18 years.
Pinellas County’s Opioid Abatement Funding Advisory Board will use input from the survey and listening sessions along with other opioid-related data to make funding recommendations to the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners.
The Board funds services and programs that are available to and equally benefit all residents of Pinellas County.
To learn more about Pinellas County’s regional opioid abatement settlement funding, visit pinellas.gov/pinellas-county-opioid-abatement-settlement-funding. If you or a loved one is struggling with opioids, the Florida Department of Health in Pinellas and Opioid Task Force offer this list of resources.
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