CALIFORNIA TAU TXAIS $10 lab nqis peev los pab cov tib neeg uas muaj cov khoom siv tsis zoo

SACRAMENTO — As part of California’s ongoing efforts to combat the overdose epidemic, the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) awarded more than $10 million to 25 DHCS-licensed nonprofit, residential substance use disorder (SUD) treatment facilities throughout the state. This funding continues California’s support of community organizations on the ground, doing the day-to-day work of caring for and supporting people struggling with SUDs.

"Kev kub ntxhov ntawm cov tshuaj opioid yog ib qho teeb meem kev noj qab haus huv rau pej xeem, thiab cov nyiaj pab no muab kev txhawb nqa tsim nyog, suav nrog cov tshuaj cawm siav thiab cov kev pabcuam tseem ceeb, rau cov neeg uas muaj teeb meem kev quav yeeb quav tshuaj, thiab tso cai rau lawv cov zej zog txhawb nqa lawv txoj kev rov zoo," Tus Thawj Coj DHCS Michelle Baass tau hais.

Cov nyiaj pab txhawb nqa cov chaw kho mob SUD nrog cov nqi cuam tshuam nrog kev pib ua lag luam, kev nrhiav neeg ua haujlwm, kev cob qhia, thiab cov kev pab cuam kev cob qhia kom nce kev paub thiab kev nplij siab ntawm cov kws kho mob nrog kev sau tshuaj rau kev kho mob quav yeeb quav tshuaj (MAT).

VIM LI CAS QHOV NO TSEEM CEEB: MAT siv cov tshuaj uas FDA pom zoo, uas zoo rau kev kho mob ntawm kev siv tshuaj opioid thiab tuaj yeem pab cov tib neeg kom rov zoo mus sij hawm ntev. Lub cib fim nrhiav nyiaj txiag no yog los ntawm kev pab nyiaj txiag uas tau ua tiav thaum lub Tsib Hlis 2023, uas tau pab 20 lub chaw hauv kev siv lossis nthuav cov kev pabcuam MAT uas twb muaj lawm.

WHAT COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS ARE SAYING:
"Cov nyiaj pab no tseem ceeb heev rau qhov cuam tshuam tag nrho uas peb muaj rau kev kho mob ntawm peb cov neeg mob, tus nqi rov zoo mus sij hawm ntev, thiab kev pheej hmoo ntawm kev noj tshuaj ntau dhau," Tara Tebbs, Tus Thawj Saib Xyuas Haujlwm rau Progress House, tus neeg tau txais txiaj ntsig ib puag ncig hais. "Nws tau tso cai rau peb muab kev kho mob zoo dua rau cov neeg uas peb pabcuam thiab ua kom peb nyob twj ywm hauv peb txoj kev kho mob."

"Kev pab nyiaj txiag rau kev nthuav dav ntawm cov kev xaiv kho mob uas muaj pov thawj rau kev siv tshuaj opioid yog qhov tseem ceeb heev rau kev daws teeb meem kev siv tshuaj yeeb dej cawv hauv zej zog thiab peb qhov teeb meem tam sim no ntawm kev tuag los ntawm kev siv tshuaj ntau dhau," Taylor Nichols ntawm Cache Creek Lodge, Inc., lwm tus neeg tau txais txiaj ntsig thib ib tau hais.

COV KHOOM PHEEJ HMOO TXAIS NYIAJ: Daim ntawv thov nyiaj pab tau muab rau txhua qhov chaw kho mob SUD uas tau txais daim ntawv tso cai los ntawm DHCS, uas tsis yog koom haum pab nyiaj. Muaj nees nkaum tsib lub chaw tau txais khoom plig los siv lossis nthuav lawv cov kev pabcuam MAT los ntawm kev muab nyiaj pab txhawb nqa cov nqi pib lossis nthuav lawv cov kev pabcuam MAT uas twb muaj lawm.

This project is funded by the state General Fund and is part of DHCS’ broader efforts to increase access to MAT, reduce unmet treatment needs, and reduce opioid overdose-related deaths through the provision of prevention, treatment, and recovery activities. For more information, including the list of awardees, please visit the MAT Access Points webpage.

HOW WE GOT HERE: In 2018, Senate Bill (SB) 992 was enacted to prevent those with an opioid use disorder receiving MAT from being denied admission to a residential treatment facility. To further boost the availability of prescribed MAT in California, Governor Newsom approved SB 184 (2022), which requires treatment facilities to either offer MAT directly to clients or have an effective referral process in place with narcotic treatment programs, community health centers, or other MAT providers.

BIGGER PICTURE: In March 2023, Governor Newsom released the Master Plan for Tackling the Fentanyl and Opioid Crisis to fight the opioid crisis by preventing overdoses and supporting Californians struggling with SUDs. The plan includes ongoing investments to DHCS’ Naloxone Distribution Project, grants for education, testing, recovery, and support services, increased fentanyl test strip distribution, and funding for overdose medications for all middle and high schools in California. To learn more about California’s response to the opioid crisis, visit www.opioids.ca.gov.

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