California Department of Public Health - Sustance Abuse Prevention and Control

Organization Description

The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) mission is to advance the health and well-being of California's diverse people and communities. CDPH works to protect the public's health in the Golden State and helps shape positive health outcomes for individuals, families and communities.

Program Information

The Substance and Addiction Prevention Branch (SAPB) aims to reduce individual, social, and environmental harms caused by substance-related and addictive disorders through research-driven prevention, education, and treatment in California.

 

The Substance and Addiction Prevention Branch (SAPB) currently has four primary programmatic areas:

  • Alcohol use research and harms prevention
  • Problem gambling education, prevention, and treatment
  • Overdose surveillance and prevention
  • Cannabis surveillance and youth cannabis prevention
Health & Safety
Address 
1615 Capitol Ave
1616 Capitol Ave
Sacramento, CA 95825
United States
General Phone 
(916) 558-1784
Program(s) 
CHHS - Health Science Internships
Organization type 
Administrative Entity (Government)
Focus Population(s)
Non-specific/any population
Focus Area(s)
Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Social Justice, Health & Medicine