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Linea de Acceso para Servicos y Crisis, Gratuito y Disponible las 24 Horas del Dia (888) 868-1649. Para emergencias medicas, llame al 911.
The Santa Barbara County Opioid Safety Coalition is a local community coalition dedicated to saving lives and preventing opioid misuse through expanding public education and media outreach, enhancing opioid surveillance, preventing overdose and promoting Naloxone distribution, promoting safe disposal practices, encouraging early intervention, and expanding treatment access and recovery.
The group was formed in 2018 as a task force or action group of the Santa Barbara Fighting Back Leadership Coalition, which has met monthly for the past 28 years to bring together community leaders to reduce substance abuse through a comprehensive, community-wide system of care that includes prevention, intervention, treatment, and aftercare. The Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse is the administrative agency for Santa Barbara Fighting Back, which includes decision makers in county and city government, law enforcement, health care, education, media and business. The Opioid Safety Coalition was formed as a working group of the larger coalition in response to the local opioid crisis.
At the same time, the Santa Barbara County Alcohol and Drug Programs facilitated the creation of a North County Opioid Coalition to address the opioid and associated stimulant use epidemic in the Santa Maria and Lompoc regions of the county. Stakeholders gathered from local hospitals, the County Public Health Department, substance use treatment programs and other community agencies and organizations to develop strategies to address and combat the opioid and stimulant problem in the North and West County regions.
The South and North County coalitions have now combined their efforts, and meet jointly each month as the Santa Barbara County Opioid Safety Coalition. These meetings provide an opportunity to identify and address the impacts of the opioid epidemic in all regions of Santa Barbara County and coordinate care for shared populations.
For more information, contact Amy Lopez, Project Manager, Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs.
Access Support Network
Aegis Treatment Centers
CenCal Health
Community Health Centers
Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse
County of Santa Barbara Department of Behavioral Wellness, Alcohol and Drug Programs
Dignity Health, Marian Medical Center
Fighting Back, Santa Maria Valley
Future Leaders of America
Good Samaritan Shelter
Health Management Associates
Isla Vista Community Services District
Lompoc Valley Community Health Care Organization
Lompoc Valley Medical Center
Pacific Pride Foundation
Recover
Sanctuary Centers
Santa Barbara City College, Student Health Services
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Santa Barbara County Emergency Medical Services Agency
Santa Barbara County Probation Department
Santa Barbara County Public Health Department
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office
Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics
Santa Ynez Tribal Health Clinic
Santa Ynez Valley People Helping People
UCSB Gauchos for Recovery
Wellpath
The Santa Barbara County Opioid Safety Coalition is a member of the California Opioid Prevention Network (COPN), a network for coalitions, organizations, and individuals working at the forefront of the overdose epidemic. Our coalition was awarded three grants to participate in COPN’s Accelerator Program, which provided technical assistance and learning/networking convenings with similar coalitions throughout the state. COPN also sponsors the largest AmeriCorps VISTA program dedicated to opioid safety in the country, with the capacity to place 40 VISTA members in coalitions across California. VISTA members serve for one year, bolstering the impact of coalitions to incite transformational change within health systems and the communities they serve.
The Accelerator grant provided our coalition with a VISTA volunteer and the opportunity to work with consultants on developing a local data dashboard that consolidated data being collected by all of the member organizations about local opioid use, treatment, and community impacts. Our accelerator grant team was also responsible for developing this website to bring attention to the opioid issue in our community and provide resources to individuals seeking treatment, as well as behavioral health professionals and policymakers. Our accelerator grants also expanded our awareness of equity and diversity issues in opioid prevention and treatment and supported our efforts to distribute naloxone.
