Preventing Youth Overdose: Treatment, Recovery, Education Awareness and Training
Short Title: PYO-TREAT
What is the PYO-TREAT program?
The purpose of the PYO TREAT program is to improve awareness among youth of risks associated with fentanyl, to increase access to medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) for adolescents and young adults, and to train health care providers, families, and school personnel on best practices for supporting children, adolescents, and young adults who have opioid use disorder (OUD) and those taking MOUD. With this program, SAMHSA aims to address the overdose crisis that continues to adversely affect youth.
Award Details
Administered by: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Funding Mechanism: Grant
Current Funding Information:
- Anticipated Total Available Funding: Up to $1,900,000
- Anticipated Number of Awards: 4
- Anticipated Award Amount: Up to $450,000 per year per award
Authorization: Section 514 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended
Year Established: 2023
Who does PYO-TREAT serve?
The populations of focus for this program are children and adolescents (ages 10-18) and young adults (ages 19-25) at risk for or who have OUD and/or co-occurring OUD and mental health disorders (COD).
Who is eligible to apply for PYO-TREAT grants?
Domestic public and private nonprofit entities.
PYO-TREAT from 2023 to 2024
With the PYO-TREAT funding, Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles (CHLA) finalized a contract with Hollywood High School at the beginning of February 2024 to consistently provide prevention and treatment services on campus through the start of the calendar year. The treatment clinician sees clients on campus, providing psychoeducation focused on harm reduction and opioid overdose prevention, and using a strengths-based approach to recovery.
The Project Director was onboarded to the PYO-TREAT team in early January 2024 and, since then, has worked closely with Hollywood High School administrators and staff to coordinate a series of prevention efforts on campus. The team has been able to develop and deliver presentations to teachers, students, and parents around the topics of harm reduction, opioids and fentanyl, and naloxone administration. They have worked closely with three teachers to bring presentations to their classrooms, having delivered in-class presentations to ninth- and 12th-grade students. A total of 134 students have been reached through this effort thus far. A post-evaluation survey indicates that because of the presentations, 51.24% of students agreed, and 47.11% strongly agreed that they had a better understanding of opioid use among youth. The same survey results indicate that 48.8% of students agreed and 45.5% strongly agreed that they better understood naloxone and its use.
Current Grantees
- Great Plains Tribal Chairmen’s HLTH BRD
- Washington County Mental Health Services, Inc.
- Centerstone of Illinois, Inc.
- Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles
How can I apply?
Read the notice of funding opportunity (PDF | 731 KB) for more information on the application process. For additional details about funding, current grantees, and their program visit the SAMHSA Grants Dashboard.
Point of Contact: Sheryl Crawford, M.A., LPC, Public Health Analyst
Related SAMHSA Resources
- “Talk. They Hear You.”® Campaign
- Evidence-based Resource Guide Series: Substance Misuse Prevention for Young Adults
- TIP 63: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
Other Related Resources
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Medications to Treat Opioid Use Disorder Research Report
- Medication for Adolescents and Young Adults With Opioid Use Disorder
- Trends in Drug Overdose Deaths Among US Adolescents, January 2010 to June 2021
- Information about Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)
- Buprenorphine Dispensing Among Youth Aged ≤19 Years in the United States: 2015-2020