Resources
Addiction Free California
California Based ResourceTreatment
Funded by the California Department of Health Care Services, the goal of Addiction Free California is to increase access to MAT in county jails, drug courts, and the child welfare/juvenile justice systems.
Addiction Free California
California Based ResourceTreatment
Addictionary
General Addiction Resource
Addictionary, “If we want addiction destigmatized, we need a language that’s unified. The words we use matter. Caution needs to be taken, especially when the disorders concerned are heavily stigmatized as substance use disorders are.”
Addictionary
General Addiction Resource
Addressing the Opioid Crisis in American Indian & Alaska Native Communities in California: A Statewide Needs Assessment, 2019
California Based ResourceNative-centric
Over the course of nine months (March to November 2018), a collaborative team of American Indian researchers, urban Indian agency partners, tribal entities, students, and staff from the University of Southern California, as well as community liaisons, engaged in qualitative focus groups and key informant interviews. The report, “Addressing the Opioid Crisis in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities in California,” recognizes the need to address the opioid overdose crisis in AI/AN communities in California and aims to identify gaps in prevention, treatment, and recovery services (including medication-assisted treatment) targeted to these communities.
Addressing the Opioid Crisis in American Indian & Alaska Native Communities in California: A Statewide Needs Assessment, 2019
California Based ResourceNative-centric
Behavioral Health Funding Opportunities
BHBH Program Tribal Entities RFA – Round 2B
The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is pleased to announce the release of the Behavioral Health Bridge Housing (BHBH) Program Tribal Entities Request for Applications (RFA).
This Round 2B of BHBH Program funding will provide more than $20 million to eligible applicants in California to operate bridge housing settings to address the immediate housing needs of individuals in tribal communities experiencing homelessness who have serious behavioral health conditions, including serious mental illness (SMI) and/or substance use disorder (SUD).
BHBH Program Tribal Entities RFA – Round 2B
California Bridge
California Based ResourceHarm ReductionTreatment
Bridging emergency care and community health to create an integrated system that improves health and equity, CA Bridge, began in 2018 and has led the nation in expanding medication for addiction treatment in emergency departments throughout California. Their model is proven to work effectively in any hospital setting, and has been launched in 85% of the state’s emergency departments.
California Bridge
California Based ResourceHarm ReductionTreatment
California Consortium for Urban Indian Health (CCUIH)
California Based ResourceNative-centric
California Consortium of Urban Indian Health (CCUIH) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) statewide alliance of urban Indian health programs and substance abuse treatment facilities collectively referred to as UIHPs. By blending the leadership and experience of consortium members with shared resource development, and by combining applied research with educational and policy advocacy efforts, CCUIH offers innovative strategies to support the health and wellness needs of the urban Indian community in California.
California Consortium for Urban Indian Health (CCUIH)
California Based ResourceNative-centric
California For All
California is doubling down to combat the opioid crisis and save lives.
“We have an all-hands-on-deck strategy focused on preventing tragedy, connecting people with treatment and prioritizing harm reduction strategies to reduce overdoses and compassionately help those struggling with substance use and addiction.
We’re fighting back together to protect our families.”
—Gavin Newsom, California Governor
California For All
California Rural Indian Health Board (CRIHB)
California Based ResourceNative-centric
The California Rural Indian Health Board was formed to provide a central focal point in the Indian health field in California for planning, advocacy, funding, training, technical assistance, coordination, fund raising, education, development and for the purpose of promoting unity and formulating common policy on Indian health care issues.
California Rural Indian Health Board (CRIHB)
California Based ResourceNative-centric
California Tribal MAT Program
California Based ResourceNative-centricTreatment
A unified response to the opioid crisis in California Indian Country, the Tribal MAT Project was designed to meet the specific opioid use disorder prevention, treatment, and recovery needs of California’s tribal and urban Indian communities.
California Tribal MAT Program
California Based ResourceNative-centricTreatment
CCUIH California Indian Opioid Safety Coalition (CIOSC)
California Based ResourceHarm ReductionNative-centric
The California Indian Opioid Safety Coalition (CIOSC) launched as a collaboration between the California Rural Indian Health Board and the California Consortium for Urban Indian Health. CIOSC was established in 2018 to serve California tribal and urban Indian communities as a resource for discussion, collaboration, training, and networking around opioid safety.
CCUIH California Indian Opioid Safety Coalition (CIOSC)
California Based ResourceHarm ReductionNative-centric
Grayken Center for Addiction, Boston Medical Center
General Addiction ResourceHarm ReductionTreatment
Boston Medical Center Grayken Center for Addiction Training and Technical Assistance offers free services to community health centers and other health and social service providers on evidence-based, comprehensive care for treatment of substance use disorders.
Grayken Center for Addiction, Boston Medical Center
General Addiction ResourceHarm ReductionTreatment
Medi-Cal Mobile Crisis Training and Technical Assistance Center (M-TAC)
The Medi-Cal Mobile Crisis Training and Technical Assistance Center (M-TAC) is dedicated to supporting California counties in implementing the Medi-Cal Mobile Crisis Services Benefit. M-TAC provides training, resources, and ongoing coaching and consultation to counties and their mobile crisis teams. Mobile crisis services are a community-based intervention designed to provide de-escalation and relief to individuals experiencing a behavioral health crisis wherever they are, including at home, work, school, or in the community.
Medi-Cal Mobile Crisis Training and Technical Assistance Center (M-TAC)
Naloxone Distribution Project – DHCS
California Based ResourceHarm Reduction
The State of California Department of Health Care Services created the Naloxone Distribution Project (NDP) to combat opioid overdose-related deaths throughout California. The NDP aims to address the opioid crisis by reducing opioid overdose deaths through the provision of free naloxone.
Naloxone Distribution Project – DHCS
California Based ResourceHarm Reduction
National Clinician Consultation Center
California Based ResourceTreatment
The California Substance Use Line is a free, 24/7 tele-consultation service for California clinicians. Staffed by experienced physicians and pharmacists who can answer confidential questions about substance use evaluation and management, including medications to treat opioid use disorder. The California Substance Use Line provides fast, reliable, patient-tailored guidance and resources that can facilitate substance use prevention and treatment efforts.
National Clinician Consultation Center
California Based ResourceTreatment
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board – Opioid Use Disorder
General Addiction ResourceHarm ReductionNative-centricRecoveryTreatment
The Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board Tribal Opioid Response Consortium is comprised of 36 tribes in Oregon, Washington, and Idaho. Their primary aim is to assist tribes in tackling the opioid epidemic by increasing capacity to implement effective prevention, treatment, and recovery efforts.
Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board – Opioid Use Disorder
General Addiction ResourceHarm ReductionNative-centricRecoveryTreatment
Providers Clinical Support System
General Addiction ResourceTreatment
Providers Clinical Support System is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Created in response to the opioid overdose epidemic to train primary care providers in the evidence-based prevention and treatment of opioid use disorders (OUD) and treatment of chronic pain, the project is geared toward primary care providers who wish to treat OUD.
Providers Clinical Support System
General Addiction ResourceTreatment
SAMHSA
SAMHSA’s mission is to lead public health and service delivery efforts that promote mental health, prevent substance misuse, and provide treatments and supports to foster recovery while ensuring equitable access and better outcomes.
SAMHSA
Shatterproof
General Addiction ResourceTreatment
A national nonprofit organization, Shatterproof is dedicated to reversing the addiction crisis in the United States. The Shatterproof National Principles of Care for addiction treatment are science-based practices which improve outcomes for individuals with a substance use disorder.
Shatterproof
General Addiction ResourceTreatment
Treatment Atlas
Treatment
A project of Shatterproof, Treatment Atlas helps people find addiction treatment to meet their needs. As Atlas grows, its goal is to provide support across all 50 states.
Treatment Atlas
Treatment
Tribal Medication-Assisted Treatment (TMAT) Project
As a part of the TMAT Project, many materials and resources have been created to train and educate California American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) community members, Tribal and Urban Indian providers, and other individuals serving AIAN communities. These materials and resources have been gathered here to make them easily accessible to all who would like to use them.
Tribal Medication-Assisted Treatment (TMAT) Project
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs Videos
California Based ResourceGeneral Addiction Resource
The UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs provide research and clinical training, and arranges treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs) in coordination with the UCLA Department of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences, and in affiliation with community-based treatment providers. Visit the website to access to a wide variety of training videos relevant to SUD treatment in California Native communities.
UCLA Integrated Substance Abuse Programs Videos
California Based ResourceGeneral Addiction Resource
Unmet Needs – BHCIP
DHCS was authorized through 2021 legislation to establish BHCIP and award $2.2 billion to construct, acquire, and expand properties and invest in mobile crisis infrastructure related to behavioral health. In partnership with Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. (AHP), DHCS is releasing these funds through six grant rounds targeting various gaps in the state’s behavioral health facility infrastructure.
Unmet Needs – BHCIP
WeRNative
Native-centricYouth
A comprehensive health resource for Native youth, by Native youth, WeRNative provides content and stories about the topics that matter most to youth. WeRNative strives to promote holistic health and positive growth in local communities and the nation at large. WeRNative is housed within the Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board.
WeRNative
Native-centricYouth
White Bison
Native-centricRecovery
Based in Colorado Springs and a proud facilitator of the Wellbriety Movement, White Bison provides sobriety, recovery, addictions prevention, and wellness/Wellbriety learning resources to the Native American and Alaska Native community nationwide.
White Bison
Native-centricRecovery
