YOR IV Project Name: LA CADA YOR 4 Project
Project Description: Building on the experience and successes of YOR I Project, the LA CADA Youth Opioid Response (YOR) Program will enhance and expand low-barrier treatment access for high-risk transition-age youth (TAY) ages 15-25 in southeast Los Angeles County. The program aims to enroll at least 125 participants in a minimum three-month intensive outpatient program designed to prevent and treat opioid misuse, overdose, and substance use disorders (OUS,StUD, and SUD). Through extended evening and weekend hours, culturally responsive care, and youth-led outreach, the program offers medication-assisted treatment (MAT), counseling, peer and recovery support, and harm-reduction education. YOR staff also partner with schools, probation, juvenile justice, and community systems to provide early intervention, distribute Narcan and fentanyl/zylazine test strips, and connect TAY to ongoing care. An advisory board of youth with lived experience guides program design and ensures equitable, developmentally appropriate services.
Partner Agencies: LA CADA CENS Facility at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall, Bellflower Middle and High School, Lynwood Unified School District, El Rancho Unified School District – Pico Rivera
YOR I Project Name: YOR LA CADA
Project Description: The YOR LA CADA project provided services to youth ages 12-24 who are at risk of developing an OUD, have an OUD, or are at risk of an opioid overdose. YOR LA CADA worked primarily with the middle and high schools and the colleges in and around the Santa Fe Springs area to provide education and medications for addiction treatment (MAT) of OUDs to parents, teachers, students, and administrators. Information delivered focused on the dangers of opioid use, the options available for treatment, and the information necessary for individuals looking for help. In addition, we will outreach to our community partners in the effort to leverage existing professional relationships and community contacts. To ensure that a substantial swath of the populations served by LA CADA are informed of the availability of medications to treat OUDs. Our goal is to be the first resource individuals in Service Planning Area (SPA) 7 think of and seek out when they need MAT services.
Primary Contacts:
Name: Jazmin Davalos
Position: Project Director
Email: jdavalos@lacada.com
Phone: 562-777-7500
Website: www.lacada.com