Project Name: Project MAT Youth Expansion (MAT-YE)
Partner Agencies (Subcontractors): Valley Care Community Consortium (VCCC)
The overall purpose of TTC’s project is to improve access to culturally responsive
prevention/screening/assessment/treatment/recovery support/other support services among youth ages 12-18 in LAC’s SPA 2 who are or at risk of misusing opioids/stimulants. The target population will be low-income youth, primarily racial/ethnic minorities, enrolled in local middle and high schools and youth programs at local agencies. Specific goals for the 14-month project are:
1) Expand access to prevention/screening services among at-risk youth;
2) Expand access to assessment/treatment/recovery
support/other support services among youth who are misusing opioids/stimulants; and
3) Decrease stigma and increase knowledge related to overdose prevention and OUD/StUD treatment among youth, families, and teachers/staff.
Outreach/education activities will include dissemination of targeted outreach materials, social media postings, provider trainings, and youth prevention presentations with youth and parents/guardians. Service delivery activities will include screening, referring, and assessing youth with OUD/StUD and linking them to comprehensive treatment, including MAT.
Primary Contact for Information about the Project:
Name: Dr. Jessica Lasater
Position: Senior Supervisor/Psychologist
Email: jlasater@tarzanatc.org
Phone: 818-996-1051 x 3813
Name: Hilario Vazquez
Position: Youth Program Supervisor II
Email: hvazquez@tarzanatc.org
Phone: 818-996-1051 x 3129
Agency Website Link: Home – Tarzana Treatment Centers