California Overdose Prevention Network Plays Critical Role in Addressing Substance Use and Overdose Crisis
Highlights
During 2024, PHI’s California Overdose Prevention Network received $1.55M in funding to support 19 coalitions working in communities to prevent new substance use addictions, manage pain safely for patients, treat addiction and stop overdose deaths.
$1.55M in funding to support 19 overdose prevention coalitions
110k+ doses of Naloxone distributed through coalitions
70k community members received prevention education
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Focus Areas
Alcohol, Tobacco, Drugs & Mental Health -
Expertise
Coalition & Network Building, Health Education & Promotion -
Strategic Initiatives
Opioids
In 2024, PHI’s California Overdose Prevention Network received $1.55M in funding from the California Department of Health Care Services and serves as the financial administrator for 19 coalitions who are working in communities to prevent new substance use addictions, manage pain safely for patients, treat addiction and stop overdose deaths. Collectively, these coalitions distributed 110k+ doses of Naloxone—a lifesaving overdose reversal drug—and provided prevention education to 70k community members.
The California Overdose Prevention Network (COPN), a program of PHI Center for Health Leadership & Impact (CHLI), has grown to include 41 coalitions who serve 45 counties in California. COPN is the largest overdose prevention network in the country, with active coalitions serving 85% of California’s 39 million people.
Through CHLI’s California-based Accelerator cohort program, 16 coalitions received expert guidance and coaching support to address overdose in their local communities, with a specific focus on creating sustainable impact.
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