Treatment and recovery services for youth, young adults, and families - the proposed project treatment and recovery services for youth, young adults, and families (TI-26-011) is designed to deliver…

The Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA Center for Substance Abuse Treatment) awarded Children's Hospital Los Angeles $545,000 under the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.490) on September 30, 2026.

The award funds comprehensive evidence-based substance use disorder (SUD) and co-occurring disorder (COD) treatment services for youth ages 12–17 and young adults ages 18–25, along with early intervention and education services for children under 11 and their families. Children's Hospital Los Angeles will deliver services across two urban high schools, three community partner agencies, and a large urban pediatric emergency department in Los Angeles County. Service delivery includes individual and group SUD and COD treatment sessions, integrated case management, family support services, and youth recovery support services. The project will establish a Youth Advisory Board composed of youth in treatment and recovery to provide peer-focused recommendations and advance project goals. Parent and caregiver education on early intervention strategies and resources for SUD and COD will be delivered through presentations at schools, partner agencies, and community events.

Performance occurs in Los Angeles, California (90027) with a period of performance from September 30, 2026 through September 29, 2031.

Treatment and recovery services for youth, young adults, and families - the proposed project treatment and recovery services for youth, young adults, and families (TI-26-011) is designed to deliver comprehensive treatment, early intervention, treatment, recovery support services to youth (12-17) and young adults (18-25) years old diagnosed with a substance use disorder (SUD) and/or CO-occurring (COD) substance use and mental health disorder. Early intervention and education services will be delivered to children under 11 years of age and their families. The project, within children's hospital LOS angeles, will focus on delivering services at two urban high schools, three community partner agencies, and a large urban pediatric emergency department in LOS angeles county. The project will include evidence-based SUD and COD treatment services for youth in individual and group sessions, integrated case management, family support services, and youth recovery support services. Furthermore, a youth advisory board will be developed by youth in treatment and recovery to advance the project's goals utilizing crucial advisement from youth. The project goals are: 1) to expand access to comprehensive evidence-based SUD/COD treatment services for adolescents and young adults; 2) to enhance access to family centered treatment, support, and recovery support services for adolescents and young adults and their families; 3) to improve parent/caregiver awareness of early intervention strategies and resources for SUD/COD to support healthy and drug free lifestyles for their children and families through the delivery of educational presentations at schools, partner agencies, and/or at community events; and 4) to respond to potential threats and substance use trends among youth that impact service delivery by engaging by establishing a youth advisory board (YAB) that will provide real time and candid recommendations to help peers. If funded, children's hospital LOS angeles will enroll a minimum of 25 youth in the first year and 80 youth annually in each subsequent year of the project's term, years 2-5. Chla will also reach 500 parents/caregivers through educational and interactive presentations that includes lifesaving information on overdose prevention and how to use naloxone. This project will demonstrate the positive impact and effectiveness of youth, family, and community partnerships in the treatment and recovery of SUD and COD among our youth.