The grant, sought out by the Morgan County Partnership under the leadership of Executive Director Dr. Kristen Gingery and in conjunction with Morgan County Schools, is referred to as the RISE project. The district will establish a mental health hub linked to the schools through a collaboration with the Morgan County Partnership and other stakeholders.”Those Morgan County schools would be Widmyer Elementary and Warm Springs Intermediate School. The Public School Districts’ Opioid Recovery Trust was created after national opioid lawsuits were resolved, ending in a direct investment in public schools. As a long-standing community partner, Morgan County Partnership is honored to collaborate with Morgan County Schools in expanding school-based service delivery. The Public School Districts’ Opioid Recovery Trust resulted from litigation between school districts represented by Mehri & Skalet and co-counsel and defendants including McKinsey & Company, Endo International PLC, and Mallinckrodt PLC.