Latest Updates
Peer Workforce Investment
The Peer Workforce Investment (PWI) Request for Applications (RFA) was released on June 3, 2021, to expand behavioral health peer-run programs. Grants will be awarded to: Expand peer-run behavioral health program staffing and capacity to assist people; Elevate the...
Stimulant Use Prevention and Treatment in Communities of Color
This funding opportunity is part of the California MAT Access Points Project. The MAT Access Points Project funds organizations throughout California to address opioid and stimulant use disorder by supporting and expanding prevention, education, stigma reduction, harm...
HSS Releases New Buprenorphine Practice Guidelines
On April 27th, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released new buprenorphine practice guidelines, which include the decision to allow any physician with a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) license to treat up to 30 in-state patients with...
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