The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will host a virtual public workshop on Tuesday, March 29 from 9:30 am to 12:00 pm to discuss critical questions around access to naloxone. The workshop is a collaboration with the Reagan-Udall Foundation for the FDA. The workshop will provide an in-depth discussion to review the current landscape…
Read More »The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), recently announced two new grant programs totaling $25.6 million to expand access to medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder and prevent the misuse of prescription drugs. The funding opportunities reflect priorities of the HHS Overdose Prevention…
Read More »The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), announced three funding opportunities to strengthen mental health and substance use services for individuals at risk for or living with HIV/AIDS. The funding, totaling $43.7 million, is being deployed to help underserved communities and aligns with…
Read More »This week, the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) launched a new website dedicated to the 9-8-8 suicide and crisis lifeline. The new website is designed to serve as a one-stop-shop for all 9-8-8 resources from SAMHSA. The website hosts a 9-8-8 partner toolkit, key communications resources, frequently asked questions, and other…
Read More »On Tuesday evening, Governor Gavin Newsom delivered his State of the State address to an in-person audience of the California State Legislature. Governor Newsom, in his relatively brief address, touted the many successes of the state across a wide range of subjects, including climate change mitigation, economic growth and development, innovation, and social safety net…
Read More »The California Health and Human Services (CalHHS) Agency, in partnership with its Departments of Health Care Services, Managed Health Care, Public Health, Health Care Access and Information, and the Office of the California Surgeon General, will host a webinar on March 15, 2022, from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm to provide an overview of the…
Read More »The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this week announced a series of funding opportunities totaling nearly $35 million to strengthen and expand suicide prevention programs and strengthen community mental health services for the country’s children and young adults. Funding for the programs, in part, was provided through the American Rescue Plan Act…
Read More »The California Department of Cannabis Control recently announced updated proposed cannabis regulations. These include: Readoption of Emergency Regulations. The Department of Cannabis Control (DCC) is proposing to readopt its emergency regulations to consolidate the commercial cannabis regulations. The readoption process will allow the emergency regulations to remain in place while DCC completes the regular rulemaking…
Read More »The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) is currently soliciting nominations for the 2021 and 2022 Beverlee A. Myers Award for Excellence in Public Health. This award recognizes the contributions of public health and health care services professionals in improving the health status of everyone who calls California home and the millions who visit the…
Read More »The University of California, Los Angeles and the University of California, San Francisco (UCLA-UCSF) ACEs Aware Family Resilience Network (UCAAN) recently announced a grant funding opportunity entitled, “Preventing and Responding to Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE)-Associated Health Conditions and Toxic Stress in Clinics through Community Engagement (PRACTICE).” The statewide grant seeks to strengthen partnerships to screen…
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