We're working to make sure the transparency and accountability measures are in place to reduce waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement (WFAM) of these critical funds. We support community members and policy makers as they work to spend this money in a way that is aligned with what the opioid lawsuits set out to accomplish: restorative justice.
Our approach to this issue is multifaceted. Through our research, we understand what is (and isn't) happening with this money. Though our advocay, we collaborate with key partners to advance evidence-based spending, transparent and accountable processes, and community informed decisions.
We provide strategic guidance through our education and consulting services. With your help, we're also tracking this money and notifying states where there are issues.
Our goal is to make it as easy as possible to report WFAM to the oversight authorities.
We advocate for:
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We're crowdsourcing issues with opioid settlement spending. This can help people understand what the problems are and how to fix them.
This first of its kind database connects you with the right people to report spending issues. Fill out the form above to get started reporting issues or go straight to your state/territory with the contact info below. We keep it up-to-date to make it easy for you to get this info into the right persons hands.
This crowdsourced database pulls in submissions from above (Tracking WFAM) and our research into spending. It is the most comprehensive database of problematic spending.
The only way we're going to see governments adopt opioid settlement accountability mechanisms is if you reach out. Search for your state or territory to find out who to contact. We provide suggested language and information for your AG office + state-run opioid settlement website. If you submit to the WFAM form above, we'll email you this contact info.
If you're a state official and wish to update the reporting process for your state, fill out the form below.
This work is a collaboration with Popular Democracy.
Contributor roles follow CRediT guidelines.
Jonathan JK Stoltman, PhD: Conceptualization, Data Curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Frank Kearl, JD: Conceptualization, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing
Vinay Krishnan: Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing
Eli Vitulli, PhD: Writing – review & editing
Eileen Liu: Conceptualization, Data Curation
Isabella Liu: Data Curation, Writing – review & editing
Emma Austin, JD: Writing - review & editing
Isabel Tessier, JD: Writing - review & editing
Zach Lynch, MSW, MPH, MPA: Conceptualization, Data Curation
We're sharing this information to facilitate transparency and accountability. We'd love for people to repost this information. We also know how long it took to compile (without funding) so we don't want it to show up places without credit. If you repost this work, please be good partners and follow our creative commons license and credit the source. If you have questions, let us know.
Are you a community member who wants to know more about spending? Check out this great resource guide!
Opioid Policy Institute by Jonathan JK Stoltman, PhD is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
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