ກໍລະກົດ 11, 2025

ການຊ່ວຍເຫຼືອລ້າຈະສ້າງຄູ່ຮ່ວມງານຂອງຊຸມຊົນແລະເພີ່ມການເຂົ້າເຖິງການປິ່ນປົວ

SACRAMENTO — The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has awarded $26 million to more than 70 organizations to combat the opioid crisis in California. These grants are designed to expand access to treatment, strengthen community partnerships, and save lives. The grants represent a critical part of the State’s Opioid Response (SOR) initiative.

“Addressing the opioid crisis requires a comprehensive, compassionate, and community-driven approach. That’s why DHCS is pleased to partner with so many organizations to offer access to this life-changing care,” said DHCS Director Michelle Baass. “We must expand access to treatment, invest in prevention, and dismantle the stigma surrounding addiction. Lives are at stake, and we are committed to doing everything we can to support recovery.”

ການຫຼຸດຜ່ອນຄວາມຕ້ອງການທີ່ບໍ່ໄດ້ຮັບການຕອບສະໜອງ ແລະ ການໃຊ້ຢາເກີນຂະໜາດທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງກັບໂອປິອອຍໃນຊຸມຊົນຊົນເຜົ່າ: DHCS ໄດ້ມອບເງິນ 2.1 ລ້ານໂດລາໃຫ້ແກ່ 12 ອົງການຈັດຕັ້ງ ເພື່ອຈັດຕັ້ງປະຕິບັດໂຄງການ SOR IV Tribal Local Opioid Coalition (TLOC). TLOC ສະໜັບສະໜູນຊຸມຊົນຊົນເຜົ່າ ແລະ ຊຸມຊົນອິນເດຍໃນຕົວເມືອງໂດຍການເພີ່ມການເຂົ້າເຖິງການປິ່ນປົວ, ການໃຫ້ບໍລິການຟື້ນຟູທີ່ມີຮາກຖານທາງດ້ານວັດທະນະທໍາ, ແລະ ການຫຼຸດຜ່ອນການເສຍຊີວິດທີ່ກ່ຽວຂ້ອງກັບການໃຊ້ຢາເກີນขนาดໂດຍຜ່ານການປ້ອງກັນ ແລະ ການດູແລ. ໂຄງການດັ່ງກ່າວເສີມສ້າງຄວາມພະຍາຍາມໃນການຟື້ນຟູສຳລັບຄວາມຜິດປົກກະຕິດ້ານການໃຊ້ຢາ opioid ແລະ ການໃຊ້ຢາກະຕຸ້ນໂດຍການສ້າງການຮ່ວມມືລະຫວ່າງສະມາຊິກຊຸມຊົນ, ຜູ້ມີສ່ວນຮ່ວມ ແລະ ຜູ້ໃຫ້ບໍລິການ.

“DHCS is pleased to support Tribal communities with resources that reflect their unique needs and strengths. The TLOC program empowers local partnerships to expand treatment, prevent substance use, and promote culturally grounded healing,” said Baass.

EXPANDING ACCESS TO MEDICATIONS FOR ADDICTION TREATMENT: DHCS also awarded nearly $3 million to four DHCS-licensed Narcotic Treatment Programs (NTP) to create satellite facilities, called medication units, that provide access to addiction treatment. These medication units will serve people who otherwise struggle to access care, including people in rural areas, justice-involved communities, and people without reliable transportation, and support care integration.

“Geographically isolated communities often face compounded challenges to accessing care, including transportation barriers and systemic inequities. Establishing medication units addresses these gaps by improving access, enhancing retention, and advancing health equity in the areas that need it most,” said Sarah Khawaja-Laljiani, Senior Director of Grants and Patient Services of Pinnacle Treatment Center, a recipient of funding to expand access to Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT).

“This funding opportunity aligns with our commitment to expanding access to evidence-based treatment in underserved communities, said Evelyn Sosa, Senior Vice President of BayMark Health Services. “This support will help us meet patients where they are, removing barriers to care and improving outcomes for people most at risk of overdose.”

ການຂະຫຍາຍການເຂົ້າເຖິງ MAT: ນອກຈາກນັ້ນ, DHCS ໄດ້ມອບເງິນຫຼາຍກວ່າ 21 ລ້ານໂດລາໃຫ້ແກ່ 59 ໂຄງການປິ່ນປົວຄວາມຜິດປົກກະຕິການໃຊ້ສານເສບຕິດທີ່ຢູ່ອາໄສທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບອະນຸຍາດຈາກ DHCS ເພື່ອເປີດຕົວ ຫຼື ຂະຫຍາຍການບໍລິການ MAT ໂດຍອີງໃສ່ຫຼັກຖານໃນສະຖານທີ່ໃຫ້ແກ່ບຸກຄົນທີ່ມີບັນຫາການໃຊ້ opioid.

“As the opioid and fentanyl crisis continues to devastate lives across the country, expanding access to MAT services in residential programs is not only a clinical necessity, but a moral imperative,” said Dr. BJ Davis, Executive Director, Gateway House for Women and Sacramento Recovery House for Men. “This funding allows us to meet people where they are with the full continuum of evidence-based care.”

“ລູກຄ້າຂອງພວກເຮົາຕ້ອງການການເຂົ້າເຖິງ MAT ຢ່າງທັນການເພື່ອຈັດການກັບຄວາມຢາກ ແລະ ເລີ່ມຕົ້ນການເດີນທາງໄປສູ່ການຟື້ນຟູ ແລະ ຄວາມໝັ້ນຄົງຂອງເຂົາເຈົ້າ,” Lindsey Purdie, MBA, ຜູ້ອຳນວຍການບໍລິຫານຂອງມູນນິທິ Crossroads ກ່າວ. "ຜ່ານການຮ່ວມມືຂອງພວກເຮົາກັບ DHCS, ພວກເຮົາໄດ້ຮັບໂອກາດທີ່ຈະຂະຫຍາຍການບໍລິການຂອງພວກເຮົາ ແລະ ຕອບສະໜອງຄວາມຕ້ອງການຂອງຜູ້ທີ່ພວກເຮົາສະໜັບສະໜູນໄດ້ດີຂຶ້ນ." ພວກເຮົາຮູ້ສຶກຂອບໃຈຢ່າງເລິກເຊິ່ງຕໍ່ການສະໜັບສະໜູນທຶນນີ້ ແລະ ການຮ່ວມມືຢ່າງຕໍ່ເນື່ອງ.”

ເປັນຫຍັງສິ່ງນີ້ຈຶ່ງສຳຄັນ: ໃນປີ 2023, ມີ ຜູ້ເສຍຊີວິດ ຈາກການໃຊ້ຢາເກີນขนาด 11,359 ຄົນ. ໃນນັ້ນ, 8,000 ຄົນແມ່ນກ່ຽວຂ້ອງກັບຢາ opioid, ໂດຍມີ 7,000 ຄົນແມ່ນກ່ຽວຂ້ອງກັບຢາ fentanyl ໂດຍສະເພາະ. ໃນຂະນະທີ່ຊາວຄາລິຟໍເນຍສ່ວນໃຫຍ່ມີຄຸນສົມບັດຕາມເງື່ອນໄຂສຳລັບຄວາມຜິດປົກກະຕິໃນການໃຊ້ສານເສບຕິດ, ແຕ່ມີພຽງແຕ່ສ່ວນໜ້ອຍເທົ່ານັ້ນທີ່ໄດ້ຮັບການປິ່ນປົວ, ເຊິ່ງມັກຈະເປັນຍ້ອນການເຂົ້າເຖິງການບໍລິການເຊັ່ນ MAT ແລະ naloxone ທີ່ຈຳກັດໃນເຂດຊົນນະບົດ.

BIGGER PICTURE: These grants are part of DHCS’ Opioid Response, a key element of Governor Newsom’s Master Plan for Tackling the Fentanyl and Opioid Crisis. For more information about opioids and how you can protect yourself and loved ones, visit Opioids.ca.gov, a one-stop shop for Californians seeking resources around prevention and treatment.

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