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Resources for Preventing Overdose on International Overdose Awareness Day
The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is committed to preventing overdose deaths in communities throughout California. As we remember the 8,682 Californians lost to overdose in 2020, we wanted to provide resources available to prevent overdose deaths...
Crisis Care Mobile Units Program
DHCS is releasing a funding opportunity to solicit responses from California county or city behavioral health agencies, or joint applications of city or county behavioral health agencies to support and expand behavioral health mobile crisis and non-crisis services...
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...
Visit the DHCS News Releases page to view past news releases from the Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) on the DHCS Opioid Response.
Visit the Newsletters page to view past DHCS Opioid Response newsletters.