California To Invest $12 Million To Support Youth Addiction Prevention, Treatment & Recovery Services

The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) opened an application process to distribute $12 million in grants through the California Youth Opioid Response program. The grants are available to non-profit organizations, schools, and other groups, including for-profit businesses, Tribal authorities, and state or local government agencies. Grants of $50,000 to $500,000 are available to support addiction prevention, treatment, and recovery services to reduce opioid use disorder or stimulant use disorder among youth and young adults ages 12 to 24.

Grant applications are due by January 19, 2023, and the funding must be spent between March . . .