List of State Authorized Syringe Services Programs & Applications Open for Public Comment
The California Syringe Services Authorization Program allows qualified organizations to apply directly to CDPH/Office of AIDS (OA) for authorization to provide syringe services. California law allows providers to seek either local authorization from their city council or county board of supervisors, or state authorization through CDPH/OA. California law also allows physicians and pharmacists to furnish or sell syringes to adults aged 18 and older for disease prevention purposes.
Most syringe services programs (SSPs) in California have been locally authorized. The
Directory of California SEPs lists all authorized SSPs in the state, and the OA Harm Reduction webpages provide more information..
OA offers technical assistance for programs interested in pursuing state authorization. For details, contact CDPH/OA at 916-449-5900 or SSPinfo@cdph.ca.gov.
CDPH/OA welcomes comments on all proposed applications. Once an organization files an application, CDPH/OA will review the application within 30 business days. If an application meets the requirements outlined in Health and Safety Code Section 121349, CDPH/OA will announce the start of a 45-day public comment period prior to further review.
Applications Open for Public Comment
Harm Reduction IHC
Harm Reduction IHC is a volunteer-run harm reduction organization which is part of International Health Collective (IHC), a 501c3. The program proposes providing essential harm reduction supplies to people who use drugs through a mobile team who will provide services throughout the San Diego zip codes of 92101, 92102, or 92113 with a focus on the area of East Village, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on Saturdays. Services to be offered include provision of sterile syringes, disposal of used syringe, naloxone distribution, overdose response training, safer use supplies, safer use education, wound care supplies, safer sex supplies, and blood borne pathogen prevention education. Referrals will be made for additional services.
As required under California Health and Safety Code Section 121349, this website posting will open a 45-day public comment period. All public comments must be in writing and submitted to CDPH no later than 11:59 p.m., May 4, 2023.
Public comments for this application may be entered through the Harm Reduction IHC - SSP Application - Public Comment Form.
āState-Certified Syringe Services Programs
Home Delivery and Pick-Up - Due to ongoing concerns regarding the risks of COVID-19, CDPH/OA encourages all SSPs who can to add home delivery to their services. Those who are authorized by CDPH may ask to administratively amend their authorization to add a home delivery option. The addition of home delivery will allow for greater social distancing and less non-essential travel by program participants. Home delivery and pick up includes services available to individuals in private residences as well as tents, recreational vehicles, and other non-traditional forms of housing occupied by program participants.
Bakersfield AIDS Project - The Exchange Program
Contact Information: Audrey Chavez - audrey1bap@yahoo.com
Phone Number: 661-742-3611
Mobile Site:
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Weill Park, located at 2601 Q Street, Bakersfield, CA, every Saturday from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Home Delivery and Pick-Up:
Berkeley Free Clinic Syringe Services Program
Contact Information: Finn Black - finn.a.black@berkeleyfreeclinic.org
Phone Number: 510- 559-0327
Mobile Sites:
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Four days a month (to be determined) from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Locations:
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Seabreeze Encampment (598 University Avenue, Berkeley, CA)
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Wood Street Encampment (18th Street and Wood Street, Oakland, CA)
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The 2nd and 4th Saturdays from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 35th Street and Peralta Street in Oakland, CA.
Community Outreach Wellness and Advocacy Project, COWAP (a project of Punks with Lunch)
Contact Information: Ale del Pinal and Anna Steiner -oaklandpunkswithlunch@gmail.com
Phone Number: 510-371-4465
Mobile Sites:
- Every Sunday from 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at 35th Street and Peralta Street and the surrounding areas, bounded by 35th Street, 45th Street, Martin Luther King Jr. Way, and Telegraph Ave
- Every Tuesday 10 a.m. -12:00 p.m. on Martin Luther King Jr. Way between 24th Street and West Grand Avenue
- Every Thursday from 6:00 p.m. ā 8:00 p.m. at 6th Street and Brush and 7th Street and Kirkharm Street
Home Delivery and Collection
- Home deliveries will be by appointment only
Desert AIDS Project (DAP Health) Syringe Services Program
Contact Information: CJ Tobe - cjtobe@daphealth.org
Phone Number: 760- 969-5742
Mobile Sites:
Gender Health Center (GHC) - The Point
Contact Information: Indie Pichardo - indie@ghcmail.org
Phone Number: (916) 218-6050 ext 972
Fixed Site:
Home Delivery and Pick-up:
Harm Reduction Coalition of San Diego (HRCSD)
Contact Information: Tara Stamos-Buesig - harmreduxsd@gmail.com
Phone Number: 619-961-0527
Mobile Site:
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Various locations in San Diego County determined by the locations of encampments and the needs of people who use drugs. Hours of operation are Monday - Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. and Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Home Delivery and Pick-Up:
Harm Reduction Coalition of Santa Cruz County (HRCSCC)
Contact Information: Dani Drysdale - HRCofSCC@gmail.com
Phone Number: 831-769-4700
Mobile Site:
- Coral Street between Limekiln and River Streets on Sundays between the hours of 9 a.m. and 11 p.m.
Home Delivery:
- Available countywide upon request seven days a week, 7:00 AM - 11:59PM.
Harm Reduction Services ā Safe Points Syringe Exchange
Contact Information: Lian Bruckstein - hrssacramento@gmail.com
Phone Number: 916-456-4849
Mobile Sites:
Fixed Site:
Home Delivery and Pick-up:
Humboldt Area Center for Harm Reduction
Contact Information: Jasmine Guerra ā hachr707@gmail.com
Phone Number: 707-298-9313
Mobile Sites:
- Arcata - In the area bounded by Old Samoa Road, Jackson Ranch Road, Vaissade Road and K Street. Monday, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
- Arcata - In the area bounded by Redwood Highway, Hendon Road, Wymore Road and Valley East. Monday, 2:00 p.m.- 4:00 p.m.
- McKinleyville - In the area bounded by Murray Road, Ocean Drive, School Road and Central Avenue Friday, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
- Willow Creek - In the area bounded by Trinity Highway, Highway 299, Trinity River, and Country Club Road, one Friday per month from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- Orick - In the area bounded by Hufford Road, Lundblade Street, Redwood Highway and Drysden Road, Mondays - Saturdays, 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Home Delivery and Pick-Up:
- Countywide except in the cities of Eureka and Ferndale, Monday through Wednesday, 12:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Kern County Behavioral Health and Recovery Services - Kern Syringe Disposal & Services Program
Contact Information: Kern Behavioral Health & Recovery Services - Prevention - Prevention@KernBHRS.org
Phone Number: 661-868-8043
Mobile Sites:
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The Kern Syringe Disposal & Services Program will operate from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. every Saturday. The site will rotate every other week between the Taft (zip code 93268) and Kern River Valley (93238, 93240) areas within the county of Kern.
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Kern Behavioral Health and Recovery Services' Homeless Outreach Team that will utilize the Kern Syringe Disposal & Services Program model when implementing services within the entirety of Kern County.
Kings County Needle Exchange Program
Contact Information: Cindi Sanchez -
Cindi.Sanchez@co.kings.ca.usā
Phone Number: 559-852-4589
Fixed Site:
- Hanford Clinic - 330 Campus Drive Hanford, CA 93230. Tuesday from 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Inland Empire Harm Reduction
Contact Information: Jennifer Syvertsen - info@ieharmreduction.org
Phone Number: 951-364-5311
Mobile Site:
- Outreach locations will be determined by the locations of encampments and the needs of unhoused individuals in the cities of Riverside, Jurupa Valley, Moreno Valley, Perris, and unincorporated areas of Riverside County within an approximate 20-mile radius of downtown Riverside. Mobile outreach will take place Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays, and Sundays between the hours of 10:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Countywide Home Delivery and Pick-Up:
- In the cities of Riverside, Jurupa Valley, Moreno Valley, Perris, and unincorporated areas of Riverside County within an approximate 20-mile radius of downtown Riverside by appointment on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday between the hours of 10:00 a.m. ā 10:00 p.m.
Mono County Harm Reduction Project
Contact Information: Robin Roberts - rroberts@mono.ca.gov
Phone Number: 760-924-1740
Fixed Sites:
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Mono County Behavioral Health at 1290 Tavern Rd., Mammoth Lakes, California; Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. ā 5:00 p.m.
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Walker Wellness Center at 107655 Highway 395, Walker, California; Monday and Wednesday, by appointment only
- Mammoth Lakes Wellness Center at 181 Sierra Manor Rd. #4 Mammoth Lakes, California; by appointment only.
Home Delivery and Pick-Up:
- As needed to reach people who cannot access fixed sites.
Northern Inyo Healthcare District (NIHD) Harm Reduction Project
Contact Information: Dan David ā dan.david@nih.org
Phone Number: 760-873-2012
Mobile Site:
Fixed Site:
- NIHD Rural Health Clinic office at 153-B Pioneer Lane, Bishop, California, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Home Delivery and Pick-Up:
- By appointment countywide.
Northern Sierra Harm Reduction - Plumas County Public Health Agency
Contact Information:
Katherine Manganaro -
katherinemanganaro@countyofplumas.com
Phone Number: 530- 283-6330
Fixed Sites:
Quincy
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Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m. at the Quincy Resource Center, 591 Main Street.
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Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m. at the Plumas County Public Health Agency, 270 County Hospital Road, Suite 206.
Portola
Chester
Home Delivery
- Home deliveries can be scheduled countywide Mondays through Fridays by appointment.
HAVEN Vending Machines - Monday-Friday, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
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Plumas County Public Health Agency - 270 County Hospital Road, Suite 206, Quincy, CA 95971
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Portola Family Resource Center - 164 Ridge Street, Portola, CA 96122
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Greenville Wellness Center - 414 Main Street, Greenville, CA 95947
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Chester Wellness Center - 372 Main Street, Chester, CA 96020
Safer Alternatives Through Networking & Education (SANE)
Contact Information: Shilo Jama -
shilo@staysafer.org
Phone Number: 916- 397-2434
Mobile Site:
- Fridays from 2:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. to homeless encampments in various locations in Sacramento County
Fixed Site:
- 2211 Del Paso Blvd. in North Sacramento on Tuesday - Saturday from 2:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Home Delivery and Pick-Up:
- Throughout Sacramento County, Tuesday - Saturday from 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Sierra Harm Reduction Coalition (SHRC)
Contact Information: Eric Hill - Eric.Hill@shrcoalition.org and Tom Ewing - tom.ewing@shrcoalition.com
Phone Number: 530-212-0279
Mobile Site:
- Area bounded by the borders of:
- Sacramento and El Dorado counties to the West,
- Placer and El Dorado counties to the North,
- Amador and El Dorado counties to the South,
- The town of Kyburz to the East.
- Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Home Delivery and Pick-Up:
- Services for participants unable to make it to the mobile sites will be made by appointment and will take place Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Siskiyou County Public Health ā Siskiyou County Syringe Services Program
Contact Information: Jessica Skillen - jskillen@co.siskiyou.ca.us
Phone Number: 530 841-2121
Mobile Sites:
Skoden Native Harm Reduction Services
Contact Information: Arlene Brownā skodenharmreduction@gmail.com
Phone Number: 760-920-6636
Home Delivery and Pick-Up:
- Wednesday through Saturday from 12:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Service area - Inyo and Mono counties
Stockton Harm Reduction Program (SHRP)
Contact Information: Harjot Virk ā harvirk@ucdavis.edu
Phone Number: 209-626-9668
Mobile Site:
- Saturdays from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Locations will be countywide, determined by the locations of encampments and the needs of unhoused individuals.
Home Delivery and Pick-Up:
- Countywide by appointment.
Yuba Harm Reduction Collective (YHRC)
Contact Information: Bethany Wilkins -
info@yubaharmreduction.com
Phone Number: 530-362-8163
Mobile Site:
Home Delivery and Pick-up:
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