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Issues We Focus On

Our Commitment

SUD Voices for Change is committed to building a California where people affected by substance use are not silenced, punished, or excluded, but are respected, supported, and empowered to lead.

The voices gathered through our statewide listening sessions have shaped every priority in this platform, and they will continue to shape our advocacy as we grow.

We are building a movement, one that transforms both systems and the people who lead them.

Priorities

Protect Access to Care and Coverage for People with SUD 

Center Lived Experience in System Design and Oversight 

End Punitive Responses to Substance Use and Expand Voluntary, Supportive Alternatives

Advance Integrated, Trauma-Informed, and Culturally Responsive Care 

Advance Youth-Centered, Trauma-Informed Prevention and Care

Secure Safe, Stable, and Non-Discriminatory Housing

Build a Movement Led by People with Lived Experience

Specific goals for each policy priority, as well as our local policy focus areas and region issues are here:

Policy & Advocacy Platform