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California Awards $7.4 Million to Tribes for Mobile Crisis Care
SACRAMENTO — The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) today awarded more than $7.4 million to 24 California tribal organizations through the Crisis Care Mobile Units (CCMU) program to support tribal entities in expanding access to behavioral health crisis and...
Updated Allowable Expenditures under SOR III: Xylazine Test Strips
Xylazine, or “tranq,” is animal tranquilizer that is not approved for human use. Xylazine has been increasingly found in the U.S. illicit drug supply, and studies have linked it to rising numbers of overdose deaths and serious skin infections. Xylazine is still a new...
California Launches New Lifesaving Tools and Resources for Substance Use Disorder Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery
SACRAMENTO — Californians now have a free, confidential way to find lifesaving, high-quality addiction treatment to meet their unique needs. The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) today launched a partnership with national nonprofit Shatterproof and Blue Shield...
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