Prior YOR Grantee

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: Improving Access for Youth with Substance Use Disorder

Partner Agencies: Central Valley Health Foundation, Kings Canyon Unified School District

Project Description: From March 2021 to August 2022, Adventist Health Reedley collaborated with Kings Canyon Unified School District to better address opioid and stimulant misuse among youth living in the City of Reedley, a rural city in the Central Valley. Together, these two organizations are forming a youth advisory committee and a youth services network that will engage youth and key community partners alike. Through culturally informed training and outreach, they are raising awareness for substance use disorders (SUDs) and available services. Fundamental outcomes include improved screening and identification of SUDs, referrals to treatment, and connections between stakeholders. 

Primary Contact:
Name: Araceli Castillo
Position: Project Specialist
Agency: Adventist Health Reedley
Email: castila05@ah.org
Phone: 559-537-0053

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

YOR I Project Name: Granite Wellness Centers – Youth Resiliency Project (GWC-YRP)

Partner Agencies (Subcontractors): Coalition for Auburn Youth, Coalition for Nevada County Youth, Chapa De Indian Health, Sierra Care Pediatrics, Nevada County Health and Human Services, Placer County Health and Human Services, Placer Nevada Rx Safety Coalition, Idea Consulting, and more.

Project Description: The purpose of Granite Wellness Centers Youth Resiliency Project is to develop and deliver a coordinated continuum of care —prevention, treatment, and wellness services —specifically addressing OUDs for young people ages 12-24 and their families in rural Nevada and Placer Counties. Coordinating existing services, organizing partners, and implementing new services to address gaps, the continuum includes outreach, education, early intervention, outpatient treatment, MAT, residential treatment, family services, and wellness services to effectively address youth opioid use risk, use, and overdose risk. Strategies include development and dissemination of culturally informed OUD information through diverse channels. The community was engaged in a regional opioid summit and multiple programs to engage families. Education, early intervention services, screening, and referral services are delivered to schools. Opioid specific curriculum was integrated in outpatient treatment. Our long-term plan includes a goal to provide residential services to minors ages 16 and over and engage the region’s first pediatricians to become X-waivered. We are designing a youth-informed wellness clinic to provide behavioral and confidential health services for young people 13-24.

YOR II Project Name: Granite Wellness Centers – Youth Resiliency Project

Partner Agencies:

• Bright Futures for Youth (BFFY)
• Hip Hop Congress
• Boys and Girls Club (BCG)
• Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS)
• Coalition for Auburn Youth (CALY)
• Coalition for Nevada County Youth (CNCY)
• Chapa De Indian Health/Dr. Alinea Stephens
• The Foundry, Lincoln
• Sierra Care Pediatrics/Dr. Mike Curtis & Dr. Pete Harris
• Kononia
• Nevada and Placer County Behavioral Health Departments
• Nevada and Placer County Offices of Education
• Nevada and Placer County Probation Departments
• Placer Sheriff’s Activities League (PSAL), Lincoln Police Activities League (LPAL), Roseville Police Activities League (RPAL)
• Unity Care
• Western Sierra Medical Clinic (WSMC)
• What’s Up Wellness
• Youth Empowerment Support (YES!)

Project Description: In YOR II GWC-YRP continued to develop and deliver  a safe and welcoming continuum of care that specifically addresses opioid and stimulant use disorders (OUD/StUDs) for youth and their families. The GWC–YRP buildt upon the lessons learned from the YOR I project and is using the substance use disorder (SUD) continuum of care that was developed by GWC over the past 20+ years. The project continues to engage, screen, assess, treat, and promote wellness and recovery for adolescent and transitional aged youth ages 12-24.  The GWC-YRP utilized a three-tier model that offers effective and quality treatment using developmentally appropriate evidence-based assessments and practices supporting youth to identify goals and achieve positive outcomes. The GWC-YRP is striving to deliver and sustain strength-based services that support youth in both Nevada and Placer Counties.

Primary Contact:
Name: Ariel Lovett
Position: Co-Director
Agency: Granite Wellness Centers
Email:  alovett@granitewellness.org
Phone: 530-878-5166

Website: www.granitewellness.org

Summary Material

• Granite Wellness Project
• Granite Wellness Poster_Grafitti_Spanish
• Granite Wellness Poster_Pills
• Granite Wellness Poster_Smile_Spanish

Project Name: Find Your Way

Partner Agencies:

• Sunrise Special Services Foundation
• Lake County Behavioral Health Services
• Clearlake Youth Center
• North Coast Opportunities
• Partnership HealthPlan of California
• Lake County Office of Education

Project Description: Hope Rising-SafeRx recognizes addiction as a disease and its mission is to reduce the harm the opioid crisis has had on Lake County, where the overdose rate is four times that of the California state average. SafeRx created The Find Your Way campaign through the first round of the Youth Opioid Response (YOR) grant. In YOR 2, SafeRx is building capacity and creating a Youth Advisory Board structure to inform local agencies and schools on gaps in outreach and connection to evidence-based treatment. It is of upmost importance that we address historical and intergenerational trauma and stigma with transitional aged youth and our partnering agencies. Through educational trainings, we wish to ensure that our organization and its partners have a foundation of equity and inclusion, before collaborating with a diverse group of transitional aged youth. Through outreach, social media, and the youth advisory board, SafeRx, along with behavioral health and education partners, are constructively discussing the pathways to success in reducing stigma and breaking down barriers to youth seeking support and evidence-based treatment.

Primary Contact:
Name: Justin Gaddy
Position: Project Director
Agency: Hope Rising Lake County
Email: justin@hoperisinglc.org
Phone: 310-745-4168

Website: www.hoperisinglc.org, www.findyourwayca.com