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Learn about the primary prevention funding sources for youth Substance Use Disorder (SUD) services in California, including the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SABG) and other grants. Discover the capacity and reach of these funding programs, partnerships for success, drug-free communities grants, and other prevention funding opportunities. Explore the latest data on SUD among California's youth and find contact information for further inquiries.
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California Prevention Funding and Youth SUD Data Marlies Perez, Division Chief Denise Galvez, Section Chief
Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SABG) • In CA, the major funding source for SUD primary prevention services for youth is the SABG. • Approximately $40 million of California’ SABG funds are annually disbursed to 58 counties for primary prevention. • Under contract, each county receiving primary prevention funding must conduct a needs assessment and use those data to inform their development of a strategic prevention plan. • Activities are identified based on local need
SUD Primary Prevention Grant Funding Capacity and Reach The total number of individuals receiving primary prevention services funded by the SABG in SFY 2016-17 totaled 221,203.
SABG Funding Capacity and Reach Number of Individuals Served by SABG Primary Prevention Services/Strategiesby Race/Ethnicity, SFY 2016‑17
Strategic Prevention Framework Partnerships for Success (SPF-PFS) Grant • DHCS received a $5.9M five-year grant from federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). • The purpose of the grant is to combat prescription drug misuse among adolescents and youth adults aged 12 to 25. • The grant supports the eight most impacted rural and small metro counties in California. • An area of focus of this grant is to advance the widespread implementation of evidence-based programs, policies and practices.
Drug-free Communities Grant Capacity and Reach • Nationally 1 in 5 Americans lived in a community with a DFC-funded coalition in 2018. • The estimated population of all catchment areas of DFC coalitions funded in FY 2017 was approximately 62.8 million, or 20 percent of the population of the United States.
New FundingFY 2018 CARA Grant Award Recipients • Alcohol Justice, San Rafael Alcohol and Drug Coalition, San Rafael, CA • Action Network, Across Ages and Cultures Coalition, Gualala, CA • Shasta County Chemical People, Inc., A Sobering Choice Coalition, Redding, CA
Other Prevention Funding Other youth prevention funding includes, but is not limited to, the following: • Sober Truth on Underage Drinking (STOP Act) Grants • High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Program • Foundations and other local funding
Other Grant Funding Capacity and Reach • PFS has improved capacity in rural communities. • The STOP Act has allowed for additional small scale statewide initiatives. • HIDTA Grants have improved drug prevention efforts in our border cities.
CA SUD Youth Data • California Health Care Foundation 2018:Mental Health and Substance Use: A Crisis for California’s Youth
Questions Contact us at: DHCSProp64@dhcs.ca.gov