Who We Are
Central Coast Overdose Prevention (CCODP) is a non-profit initiative that focuses on addressing substance use realities through harm reduction strategies, treatment options, and community support services in the Tri-County area (Monterey, San Benito, and Santa Cruz counties). Our goal is to empower individuals and communities to make informed choices about their health, promoting a safer and healthier community while reducing substance use harms.
We collaborate with experts, community leaders, and volunteers to create and distribute evidence-based, culturally relevant educational materials. By doing so, we aim to decrease stigma, increase understanding, and disseminate life-saving harm reduction strategies.
The devastating impact of the opioid epidemic in California drives our mission to provide education and resources on harm reduction. Our support goals include naloxone distribution and overdose prevention training. Additionally, we actively connect individuals and families affected by addiction to community-based support services like substance use disorder treatment, mental health care, and peer support programs.
CCODP gears its efforts towards increasing access to information and local resources. We aim to foster a more compassionate and supportive community in central California, ultimately reducing the devastating impact of the opioid epidemic.
Our Mission Statement
CCODP aims to eliminate overdoses and other negative substance-related outcomes in the Tri-County communities and beyond by increasing awareness, reducing stigma, educating the public, improving access to community support services and treatment options, exploring previously underutilized solutions, and treating substance use-related conditions with compassion.
In order to ensure the above, CCODP provides spaces where community members’ trauma is witnessed compassionately as well as a collective space that fosters acceptance, develops healthy life skills, and meets our most basic need: true human connection.
CCODP’s team is growing! Learn more about our passionate members at Meet Our Team.
