YOR IV Project Name: CMC Youth Opioid Response
Project Description: Community Medical Centers (CMC) will establish a Youth Opioid Response (YOR) Program for low-barrier access to opioid use disorder (OUD) and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) services for youth and young adults in San Joaquin County (SJC)—a region experiencing a severe opioid crisis. The program will focus on youth ages 16-25, including Transitional Age Youth (TAY) and those at risk of misusing illicit substances, particularly fentanyl-laced counterfeit pharmaceuticals.
The program will integrate the Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach; fentanyl overdose prevention, peer-led prevention education; and Motivational Interviewing into its current services.
CMC has a proven track record in SUD services, including implementing school-based programs, a detox center, sobering centers and organizing youth events like Words Outspoken, which provides a platform for youth to express their experiences with mental health and substance use in a healing environment. CMC’s YOR initiative will strengthen CMC’s continuum of care, expand outreach, and help mitigate the devastating impact of opioid addiction among SJC youth.
Partner Agencies: Stockton Unified School District, Tracy Unified School District, Tuleburg Press, Children’s Home of Stockton, PREVAIL
Primary Contact:
Name: Jennifer Winn
Position: Grants Manager
Email: jwinn@cmcenters.org
Phone:Â 209-373-2438
Website: www.cmcenters.org