The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is committed to addressing the opioid crisis.
Through DHCS’s Opioid Response efforts, we invest in prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery efforts.
DHCS Opioid Response focuses on three goals:
Saving lives
Ensuring access to treatment
Reducing barriers to care
Learn more about DHCS Opioid Response
Latest Updates
Elevate Youth California: Youth Substance Use Disorder Prevention Program: Cohort 7 Standard Track
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is looking for community-based, Tribal, and county behavioral health organizations throughout California to implement the Elevate Youth California (EYC) program.
Emergency Medical Services Buprenorphine Use Pilot Program
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is releasing a second Request for Applications (RFA) to solicit applications from eligible Emergency Medical Agencies to participate in the Emergency Medical Services Buprenorphine Use Pilot Program (EMSBUP).
Funding opportunities: Opioid and Stimulant Use Disorder Prevention, Education and Outreach for BIPOC and 2S/LGBTQIA+ Communities
Applications are due May 5, 2025, at 1 p.m. Pacific Standard Time (PST). The California Department of Health Care Services, in partnership with The Center at Sierra Health Foundation, announces two separate funding opportunities: Opioid and Stimulant Use Disorder Prevention and Education for Communities of Color, and the Opioid and Stimulant Use Education and Outreach in 2S/LGBTQIA + Communities. Both opportunities offer 24-month contracts for up to $400,000.00.