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As local governments across the country receive opioid settlement money, a new crowdsourced database is tracking instances of alleged misuse.

A new program funded through opioid settlement dollars supports moms in recovery by giving them a space to heal together.

The IGNITE program teaches incarcerated people skills like financial literacy and job interviewing, with a goal of reducing recidivism.

As large sums of money from opioid settlements trickle into Ohio communities, some are choosing to fund law enforcement programs. That鈥檚 sparked a debate about the most effective use of the money.

Many rural Ohio communities are receiving small settlements from opioid manufacturers. They鈥檙e getting creative to ensure the small boost makes a large impact.

Scioto County rejected the state鈥檚 $800 million settlement in 2021 with the nation鈥檚 three biggest opioid distributors. Some locals felt it deserved a bigger share of the funds. Now, its case is stuck in an Ohio court.

Hamilton County has already received upwards of $7 million in opioid settlements, with millions more to come. How is the county spending its payout?

A new database tracks how state and local governments across the country are spending billions of dollars in opioid settlement funds. In Ohio, about half of those funds are untraceable.

Keys 2 Serenity, a Summit County nonprofit, is one of hundreds of grant applicants who didn鈥檛 get funding from the OneOhio Recovery Foundation this round. The group wants to build a support group for teens and young adults who lost a parent to the opioid crisis.

An organization in central Ohio unveiled a new tool last month to better meet the needs of its growing unhoused population. The Soap-n-Hope Mobile Hygiene Unit is a 32-foot-long trailer equipped with showers and laundry machines.