What's New:

09/30/2024: We are excited to announce the non-profit organization awardees of the Santa Cruz County Opioid Settlement Funds Community Grant Program. Grant awards will enable these organizations to provide prevention, early intervention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery of opioid-related disorders and harm. 

The grantees are: 

Organization: Award Amount: Program:

Encompass Community Services

$97,448

For the Zero Overdose program

Health Improvement Partnership of Santa Cruz County (HIPSCC)

$218,917

For the Adolescent & Young Adult Substance Use Disorder Learning Collaborative, Medication Assisted Therapy Advisory Group, and education and technical assistance for community organizations.

Homeless Garden Project (HGP)

$47,341

For the Employment for People in Recovery from Opioid Addiction program

Pajaro Valley Prevention and Student Assistance

$50,000

For the Opioid Awareness Initiative and youth outreach work led by Empower Watsonville

Santa Cruz Barrios Unidos (SCBU)

$50,000

For their youth-focused Opioid Treatment and Prevention Program

Santa Cruz Community Health (SCCH)

$286,294

For adolescent Opioid Use Disorder screening, prevention, treatment and recovery, and the Substance Use Disorder Learning Collaborative

Siena House

$60,000

To expand residential and aftercare program capacity for women at risk of or experiencing Substance Abuse Disorders

A total of $810,000 will be available for distribution in Fiscal Year 2024-2025, covering a performance period through June 2026.

Trends in fatal and non-fatal opioid overdoses over time in Santa Cruz County
Opioid Overdose Clusters

Overdose clusters from January 1 - March 31, 2024 (Santa Cruz County Emergency Medical Services)

Total suspected overdoses: 73
Total fatal overdoses: 14
Narcan (Naloxone) administered: 73

Suspected Fatal and Non-Fatal Opioid Overdoses per Month

Suspected overdoses per month from January 1, 2021 - April 2024 (Santa Cruz County Emergency Medical Services)

Harm Reduction Services

Treatment for Addiction, Recovery Support Groups and Hotlines

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