Opioid settlement funds directed to county mental health crisis center
Summary
Southaven will put at least $35,000 of its opioid settlement money into Desoto County's planned crisis center near the new jail, so police have a local place to take people in mental-health crisis instead of long transports to places like Corinth.
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Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 15, 2026.
Impact analysis
About $35,000–$41,000 of the city's opioid settlement funds redirected to the crisis center.
People in mental-health crisis in Desoto County and the police officers who respond to them.
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