Youth Substance Abuse Prevention Funding in California

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California utilizes Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant (SABG) funding to support primary prevention services for youth. Approximately $40 million is distributed annually to 58 counties for strategic prevention planning based on local needs assessments. Initiatives like the Strategic Prevention Framework Partnerships for Success grant aim to combat drug misuse among adolescents and young adults in specific California regions.

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California Prevention Funding and Youth SUD Data Marlies Perez, Division Chief Denise Galvez, Section Chief 9/16/2024 1

CA Prevention Funding 9/16/2024 2

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 9/16/2024 3

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. 9/16/2024 4

SABG Funding Capacity and Reach Number of Individuals Served by SABG Primary Prevention Services/Strategies by Race/Ethnicity, SFY 2016-17 Race/Ethnicity Persons Served California Population Percentage of Population Served Percentage of Total Population by Race/Ethnicity 89,933 81,101 16,678 15,079 15,468,912 15,303,554 5,200,016 2,269,951 0.6% 0.5% 0.3% 0.7% 39.1% 38.6% 13.1% 5.7% Hispanic White Asian African American 13,059 1,053,464 1.2% 2.7% Other/Multiracial 2,977 171,820 1.7% 0.4% American Indian/Native American Pacific Islander 2,379 142,839 1.7% 0.4% 221,206 39,610,556 0.6% 100% Totals 9/16/2024 5

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. 9/16/2024 6

Drug-free Communities (DFC) Grant Funding 9/16/2024 7

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. 9/16/2024 8

New Funding FY 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 9/16/2024 9

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 9/16/2024 10

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. 9/16/2024 11