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:

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Saving lives

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Ensuring access to treatment

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Reducing barriers to care

Learn more about DHCS Opioid Response

Projects

Discover the projects implemented under DHCS Opioid Response across California.

Funding

Explore funding opportunities for organizations that are addressing the opioid crisis.

Impact

Learn how DHCS Opioid Response initiatives are making a difference.

Latest Updates

DEA National Rx Take Back Day

The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.

California Continues Comprehensive Approach To Combat The Opioid Crisis

SACRAMENTO — The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has launched the Empowering Faith Leaders in California project, in partnership with the Clinton Foundation’s Global Initiative’s Overdose Response Network, and is investing in hospital emergency departments...

California Invests Additional $33 Million In Mentored Internship Program

SACRAMENTO – The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) awarded an additional $33 million to 120 nonprofit provider and tribal organizations, extending the existing behavioral health workforce Mentored Internship Program to organizations that successfully completed...

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