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YOR IV Project Name: Youth Advocacy and Treatment Program (YAT)

Project Description: With the support of YOR IV, The CLARE|MATRIX (C|M) Youth Advocacy and Treatment Program (YAT) will serve 80 youth aged 16-25 within 28-months. The YAT program will expand upon current C|M youth prevention programs such as Clarity for Youth within the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. The program objectives for YAT participants age 16-17 will include SUD education; family therapy and education; individual and group SUD therapy; MAT education and referral services; linkages to external community resources/services; 12-step introduction for teens; peer support; sober fun activities; and the opportunity to be a part of a youth advocacy and advisory group. YAT will strengthen its withdrawal management, gender-specific residential treatment, and outpatient treatment services, including medication assisted treatment during this project. Additionally, C|M will build additional community partnerships to expand services to more youth across Los Angeles County communities, with a special focus placed on reaching youth in SPA 5 and 6.

Partners: Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, Santa Monica College

YOR III Project Name: Youth Advocacy and Treatment Program (YAT)

Project Description:  The CLARE|MATRIX (C|M) Youth Advocacy and Treatment Program (YAT) will serve 35 youth aged 12-24 within 14-months. The YAT program will expand upon current C|M youth prevention programs such as Clarity for Youth within the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District. The program objectives for YAT participants age 12-17 will include SUD education; family therapy and education; individual and group SUD therapy; MAT education and referral services; linkages to external community resources/services; 12-step introduction for teens; peer support; sober fun activities; and the opportunity to be a part of a youth advocacy and advisory panel. Program objectives from YAT participants aged 18-24 will include all those listed above, as well as withdrawal management, gender-specific residential treatment, and outpatient treatment services, including medication assisted treatment. Additionally, C|M will build additional community partnerships to expand services to more youth across Los Angeles County communities, with a special focus placed on reaching youth in SPA 5 and 6. 

Partner Agencies: Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District

Primary Contact:
Name: Jolan Millard
Position: Director of Prevention Services
Email: jdawson@clarematrix.org
Phone: 310-314-6200
Website: www.clarematrix.org

YOR IV Project Name: SJCH YOR 4

Project Description: Building on our YOR III capacity building grant, our existing infrastructure, and current behavioral health services , St. John’s Community Health (SJCH), will expand low-barrier treatment and engagement for young people aged 16-25 with OUD/StUD and/or who are at risk of misusing illicit substances and counterfeit pharmaceuticals often mixed with fentanyl. SJCH’s YOR 4 project’ will serve South LA and the City of Compton, severely under-resourced neighborhoods that face exceptional challenges including high rates of persistent poverty, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), substance misuse, overdose, severe housing burden and homelessness, crime, and justice system involvement. There is a dearth of low-barrier services that meet the needs of affected youth and their families. Our project will ensure that these youth and their families have access to the full continuum of prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery support services to be provided by our team of providers, clinicians, YOR Community Health Workers, and a Youth Peer Recovery Specialist. Our evidence-based, trauma-informed, strengths-based services include: SBIRT/early intervention; O/StUD prevention/education for youth/families; harm reduction services; comprehensive assessments; screening for social determinants of health; benefits screening/enrollment; care coordination, individual service planning, and system navigation linking patients/families to internal and external resources to assist with education, employment, medical/dental care (including HIV/hepatitis C prevention/treatment), reentry services, and higher levels of out-of-scope SUD care; treatment (individual/family psychotherapy, group intervention using Matrix Model, MOUD, and psychiatric assessment/treatment with SSRI); and ongoing peer recovery counseling/mentoring. Our Youth Advisory Committee (established in YOR III ) will provide ongoing opportunities for youth involvement. The lasting impact SJCH hopes to achieve with the project is an increase of young people and families having access to services; reduction in behavioral health disparities in South LA and Compton; increase of knowledge in the target communities about opioids, stimulants, and fentanyl risk; and mitigation of stigma among residents regarding drug use and seeking treatment.

Partner Agencies: Behavioral Health Services, Inc., Tarzana Treatment Center, BAART

YOR III Project Name: St. John’s Community Health YOR III

Project Description: Our project will help address the needs of youth (ages 12-24) in the City of Compton who use substances.  The project seeks to lower the incidence of overdose and help mitigate the impact of opioid and stimulant misuse through education, advocacy, and sustainable culture change that reduce stigma around drug use; increase awareness of overdose response strategies and availability of naloxone; and improve the partners’ collective capacity to competently address the needs of youth who abuse substances.

St. John’s Community Health (SJCH) provides medical, dental, behavioral health, and support services through 20 health clinics in Los Angeles areas to low income, uninsured, underinsured, and insured community members of all ages. Our mission is to improve community health and reduce health disparities by delivering high quality, comprehensive services and impacting health and social policy. Our partnerships with agencies in Los Angeles complement and deepen the impact of our work on residents and our advocacy for systemic improvement and positive health outcomes.

Partner Agencies (Subcontractors): Compton Unified School District (CUSD), Compton Community College District (CCCD)

Primary Contact:
Name: Deborah C. Bradley, LMFT, Ph.D.
Position: Director, Integrated Behavioral Health Services
Email: dbradley@sjch.org
Email: 323-541-1600 ext. 4077
Website: www.sjch.org

YOR IV Project Name: Harbor CHC ARISE

Project Description: At Harbor Community Health Centers, our Addiction Recovery Integrates Services for Empowerment (ARISE) program is founded on the belief that Addiction Care Starts with Primary Care! We treat substance use as a chronic health condition, integrating medical, behavioral, & social services within our primary care setting. Our multidisciplinary team includes primary care providers, pediatricians, OB/GYN, behavioral health providers, care coordinators, & peer recovery staff. We offer compassionate, evidence-based treatment tailored to each patient’s recovery journey. We provide Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) using FDA-approved medications such as buprenorphine, naltrexone, & naloxone, combined with counseling & case management. We also offer the Long-Acting Injectable forms of naltrexone & buprenorphine. Through this comprehensive approach, HarborCHC’s SUD Program reduces stigma, improves access, & empowers individuals to achieve & sustain recovery, meeting patients where they are & supporting them every step of the way.

Partner Agencies: Twin Town Treatment Centers, Dignity Health dba St. Mary Medical Center, House of Hope Foundation, Inc., SHAWL Women’s House, Providence Little Company of Mary, Fred Brown Recovery Services, Inc., Boys & Girls Club of Los Angeles Harbor, The Beacon House Association of San Pedro, Bienstar, Roots Through Recovery, College Medical Centers

YOR III Project Name: Adolescent and Early Adult Addiction/Recovery Program

Project Description: Harbor Community Health Centers (HCHC) will expand its existing Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) services to include an Adolescent and Early Adult Addiction/Recovery program. This program will strengthen HCHC’s capacity and increase access to treatment for a broad spectrum of substance use disorders, including opioid use disorders and stimulant use disorders, especially among Latinx youth and young adults experiencing homelessness in the South Bay area of Los Angeles County.

Project activities focus on comprehensive, age-appropriate interventions, including screening and referral to treatment with general and specialty care providers. Additional activities include case management and outreach, peer support, prevention, and supportive services. Our goal is to better address the specific needs of youth and young adults and diversify the range of health care settings that can serve as an access point for youth to receive evidence-based treatment.

Primary Contact:
Name: Warren Yamashita, MD, MPH, FAAFP, FASAM
Position: Director of Addiction Medicine
Email: wyamashita@pickharbor.org
Phone: 310-547-0202 ext. 315
Website: www.harborchc.org/services/substance-use-disorder