SAMHSA compiled a list of resources for individuals and providers that includes national survey reports, agency and federal initiatives, and related behavioral health resources.

According to the Recovery Research Institute, it is estimated that 30 percent of LGBTQ+ individuals face some form of addiction, compared with 9 percent of the general population. However, there is a lack of LGBTQ+ recovery resources. Faces & Voices of Recovery have created a list of LBGTQ+ focused recovery resources.

The California Youth Opioid Response (YOR California) is pleased to announce 43 grant awards for the third round of State Opioid Response (SOR) funding of $12 million, subsequent to a statewide RFA process, and over 70 applications.

YOR California seeks to strengthen capacity and access to prevention, treatment, and recovery services, as well as access points to Medication-Assisted Treatment, for youth (ages 12-24) and their families. This opportunity is also designed to foster the creation, coordination and strengthening of local level multi-system networks and to encourage the development of new partnerships between agencies that touch youth.

YOR California is a joint effort by the California Institute for Behavioral Health Solutions and Advocates for Human Potential, Inc. and funded by the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS), Community Services Division, Federal Grants Branch that supports funding community-based organizations throughout California, whose efforts spanning the continuum of prevention, intervention, treatment and recovery services for youth.

You can utilize this user guide to understand and learn the ODMAP platform and community user application.

This fact sheet provides an overview to show how the Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program can help communities respond effectively to overdoses.

This brief highlights the Alliance for Prevention and Wellness’s (APW) use of Overdose Detection Mapping Application Program (ODMAP) data to target a broad range of substance use prevention and education activities to ZIP codes with the highest rate of overdoses.

This document is to assist community leaders, local and regional organizers, non-profit groups, law enforcement, public health, and members of the public in understanding and navigating effective strategies to prevent opioid overdose in their communities.

Harm Reduction Hacks is a comprehensive microsite and resource to guide organizations developing new and/or with existing syringe services programs (SSPs) in program design, implementation, and organizational sustainability. This resource was developed through the CDC-funded National Harm Reduction Technical Assistance Center.

This slide deck created by the San Benito County Opioid Task Force can be used as an example of a presentation on how to respond to an overdose, train the audience on administering naloxone and provide info on fentanyl and local data.

This slide deck created by the San Benito County Opioid Task Force can be used as an example of a presentation given to teens and adolescents when presenting on how to respond to an overdose, discuss administering naloxone and provide info on fentanyl.

This slide deck is provided by Safe Rx Santa Cruz and Empower Watsonville and can be used as an example of a ready-made Spanish presentation when presenting to parents about overdose prevention and covering topics including fentanyl and naloxone.

This slide deck is provided by Safe Rx Santa Cruz and Empower Watsonville and can be used as an example of a ready-made presentation when presenting to parents about overdose prevention and covering topics including fentanyl and naloxone.

This slide deck is provided by Safe Rx Santa Cruz Coalition can be used as an example of a ready-made presentation when presenting to parents covering topics including fentanyl and naloxone.

The research presented in this article examines the extent to which naloxone dispensation at public health vending machines (PHVMs) was associated with changes in opioid-involved overdose fatalities in Clark County, Nevada.

In this study, CA Bridge identifies racial disparities in accessing medication-assisted treatment (MAT), specifically looking at buprenorphine, in California.

This tool created by CA Bridge focuses on reducing harms related to substance use in communities of color.

National Harm Reduction Coalition’s Medical Director Dr. Kim Sue joins various guests from programs across the country to highlight the importance of low-barrier access to medications for opioid use.

When considering a strategy like harm reduction vending machines it is critical to understand community context and to get buy-in from staff, key community stakeholders, partners, and program participants. To help with this, Bloomberg American Health Initiative fellows Callie Kaplan, Zach Kosinski, Nicole Barnes and Erin Russell, under the guidance of Dr. Susan Sherman, created a readiness toolkit to support agencies, community-based organizations, and advocacy groups to make informed decisions about the use of harm reduction vending machines in their communities.

Hear Rochelle P. Walensky, M.D., MPH, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Chuck Ingoglia, the National Council’s president and CEO, discuss the state of health equity in America, barriers to treatment, what equitable systems of care look like and more.