Philadelphia could establish a triage center for people in addiction within weeks, official says

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But the administration has yet to outline specifics, with one lawmaker saying that Parker’s funding request was akin to asking Council for “a hundred million dollar blank check.”

In this December file photo, Adam Thiel, now the managing director, listens to then Mayor-elect Cherelle Parker speak during a press conference. Thiel is leading the city's strategy to establish "triage centers" for people in addiction.for people in addiction within weeks, a top official testified to City Council on Monday, setting an aggressive timeline for one of the mayor’s strategies to end open-air drug markets.

Council members peppered Parker’s top aides with questions at a hearing on the city budget on Monday, the first time members of her administration testified aboutThe hearing laid the groundwork for the next several months of budget negotiations, and funding the triage centers could be a key issue, with members seemingly divided Tuesday.

“All too often we did not have a place to take someone. We make an arrest, they go through withdrawal, we take them to the hospital, cycle never ends,” he said. “Now we can treat the whole person.”multiple facilities where people may need medical care.

 

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