The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) is committed to addressing the opioid crisis.
Through DHCS’s Opioid Response efforts, we invest in prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery efforts.
DHCS Opioid Response focuses on three goals:
Saving lives
Ensuring access to treatment
Reducing barriers to care
Learn more about DHCS Opioid Response
Latest Updates
DEA National Rx Take Back Day
The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications.
California Continues Comprehensive Approach To Combat The Opioid Crisis
SACRAMENTO — The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has launched the Empowering Faith Leaders in California project, in partnership with the Clinton Foundation’s Global Initiative’s Overdose Response Network, and is investing in hospital emergency departments...
California Invests Additional $33 Million In Mentored Internship Program
SACRAMENTO – The Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) awarded an additional $33 million to 120 nonprofit provider and tribal organizations, extending the existing behavioral health workforce Mentored Internship Program to organizations that successfully completed...