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Project Name: Center Point Drug Abuse Alternative Center (CPDAAC) – YOR California

Project Description: Center Point DAAC undertook the improvement and expansion of access to a continuum of opioid use disorder (OUD) prevention, education, outreach, intervention, MAT, and other treatment and recovery services for youth ages 12-24 and their families, thereby preventing opioid overdose related deaths. Center Point DAAC provides a mobile van to do outreach and engagement with youth needing OUD services meeting them where they are (i.e., skate parks, coffee shops, encampments).  Center Point DAAC has added the additional sites as stated in our grant which are two High Schools in Santa Rosa, a middle school and Juvenile Hall.  In addition, we have provided outreach and engagement to several community agencies and stakeholders, providing information and resources for MAT services.  We are implementing the new curriculum we purchased at all our sites, which includes Vaping, one of the leading health concerns for youth today.  Center Point DAAC will continue to attend Opioid Coalition meetings quarterly and monthly at various agencies in our community.

Primary Contact:
Name:  Sophia Clifford, B.A., CADTP
Position: Youth Program Manager
Agency: CPDAAC
Email: sclifford@daacmail.org​
Phone: (707) 544-3295

Website: DAACinfo.org

Project Name: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) Youth Opioid Response Project

Partner Agencies (Subcontractors): The L.A. Trust for Children’s Health, National Center for Youth Law

Project Description: The Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA) Youth Opioid Response Project set out to increase youth access to substance use treatment services and increase provider efficacy in making timely and effective referrals to treatment. The project focused on high school students in Los Angeles and partnered closely with The L.A. Trust for Children’s Health and the National Center for Youth Law. CHLA worked closely with youth, providers, and subject matter experts to develop campaign materials and associated trainings covering topics such as youth access to confidential substance use treatment services, minor consent laws, OUDs, and MAT.  The project is guided by the values of the DAYAM, including the capacity of young people to achieve their goals and navigate life challenges and the importance of working toward sustainable improvements in the systems that support the health and well-being of young people.

Primary Contact:
Name: Mia Humphreys, M.S.W.
Position: Program Manager, Division of Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
Agency: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles
Email: mhumphreys@chla.usc.edu 
Phone: (323) 361-3117

Summary: Children’s Hospital Los Angeles Project

YOR I Project Name: CommuniCare Health Centers (CCHC) – YOUTH OPIOID RESPONSE (YOR)

Project Description: CCHC expanded MAT treatment, opioid prevention and early intervention for youth and emerging adults ages 12-24 throughout Yolo County. At the time of the grant kick off,  there were no MAT treatment providers for youth in Yolo County. CommuniCare Health Centers (CCHC) is the primary outpatient mental health/substance use disorder (SUD) provider for youth and adults (including MAT) in the County. Services developed and implemented included a young adult SUD outpatient treatment group 2 days a week, educational groups provided in local schools for youth, educational groups for parents, and outreach via social media platforms.

YOR II Project Name: CommuniCare Health Centers (CCHC) – YOUTH OPIOID RESPONSE (YOR)

Project Description: YOR II expanded outreach to local schools and agencies to identify youth and young adults who are misusing opioids and/or stimulants. The project focused on specialty media projects, including billboard advertising and short videos/commercials that will support our efforts of bringing non-stigmatizing messages about recovery, Medication-Assisted Treatment, and substance use disorders to our community.

YOR III Project Name: CommuniCare Health Centers (CCHC) – YOUTH OPIOID RESPONSE (YOR)

Since participating in YOR I CommuniCare Health Centers (CCHC) has been integral to bringing Medication for Addiction Treatment (MAT) to youth seeking these services in Yolo County. While collaboration, awareness, and appreciation for efforts within the community around increasing access to MAT for youth and young adults has gained momentum, CCHC continues to see a need for consistent approaches to the needs of youth and their families struggling with opioid, stimulant and alcohol use disorders. Through the scope of this project, we will employ a full time Outreach and Engagement Specialist who will support young people in accessing necessary Substance Use and MAT Services, as well as partner with the community on initiatives for increasing awareness on referral pathways and services available to those most in need.

Primary Contact:

Name: Joey Gray, PSS
Position: SUD-Education & Outreach Coordinator
Agency: CommuniCare Health Centers
Email: josephg@communicarehc.org
Phone: 916-403-2970 Ext.2937
Cell: 530-759-3136

Website: http://www.yoloopioidcoalition.org/youth.html

Summary YOR I: CommuniCare Project

Project Name: Contra Costa Health Services – YOR California

Project Description: Contra Costa Health Services operates school-based clinics at 23 middle and high schools and clinics at four homelessness shelters. The YOR California Project expanded services in four high school clinics and four homeless clinics in West and East Contra Costa County to include screening, intervention and treatment services for youth ages 13-24 years who have or are at risk of an OUD. The intervention and treatment services included MAT with buprenorphine and behavioral health counseling. In addition, the YOR California Project included targeted outreach and engagement activities to high-risk youth in school settings and in homelessness shelters. The grant supported the addition of two new behavioral health clinicians to serve youth with/or at risk of an OUD and one health educator.

Primary Contact:
Name: Alvin Silva
Position: Public Health Clinic Services Director
Agency: Contra Costa Health Services
Email: Alvin.Silva@cchealth.org
Phone: (925) 608-5116

Website: www.cchealth.org

Summary: Contra Costa Health Services Project

Project Name: Door to Hope – YOR California

Partner Agencies: Your Social Marketer

Project Description: To strengthen and expand youth SUD, OUD, and MAT capacity in Monterey County – Door to Hope has delivered targeted outreach to youth ages 12-24 with an OUD or at high-risk for an OUD by enhancing and positioning primary prevention to deliver outreach for at-risk youth in YOR . As well as enhanced/expanded licensed, CARF accredited SUD, co-occurring, and MAT treatment and recovery programs to vulnerable and marginalized youth and their families in age-appropriate, culturally competent, and trauma-informed treatment.

Door to Hope’s intent in YOR 3 to expand both access and the quality of existing services for our target population with OUD/StUDs through Youth Engagement at prevention, early intervention, and medical crisis points. The YOR 3 project develops partnerships and methodology to expand capacity, service delivery systems, and outreach through social media to reduce OUD/StUD among youth in Monterey County.

Primary Contact:
Name: Chris Shannon     
Position: Executive Director
Agency: Door to Hope
Email: chriss@doortohope.org
Phone: (831) 758-0181