Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics

Dr. Chuck Fenzi inventories medicines at the Westside Neighborhood Clinic. Since 2017, Direct Relief has provided health centers, clinics, and organizations across the country with over 350,000 vials of Naloxone, including the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics. (Amarica Rafanelli/Direct Relief)

Opioid Epidemic

To Address the National Opioid Crisis, This Health Center Acts Locally

Dr. Andria Ruth, a pediatrician at Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics, examines a patient. (Photo by Andrew Schoneberger for Direct Relief)

Community Health

A Health Center Looks Beneath the Surface… And Dives Right In

Pfizer is working with Direct Relief to make up to 1 million doses of overdose-reversing Naloxone available at no cost to qualified nonprofit health providers and public health departments nationwide. Naloxone can save the life of a person in the midst of an opioid overdose. More community clinicians across the nation have requested Naloxone, and Pfizer and Direct Relief are working to equip healthcare providers with the drug. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

Opioid Epidemic

California Shares Responsibility with Counties for Substance Abuse Treatment

Staff at the Westside location of the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics unpack a box filled with vaccinations that will protect first responders and community members from tetanus. The combination vaccine will be offered free-of-charge to individuals exposed to flood water and debris following the tragic mudslide in Montecito. (Bryn Blanks/Direct Relief)

Montecito Mudslide

Local Clinicians Respond to Mounting Health Risks After Montecito Mudslide

Montecito Mudslide

In Aftermath of Deadly Mudslides, Direct Relief and Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics Offer Free Tetanus Vaccines to Responders, Cleanup Workers, and Residents

Janice Shea stands in the dispensary of the Goleta Neighborhood Clinic. Shea was once a frequent user of heroin, but has been clean for 33 years. She now works as a behavioral healthcare counselor at the clinic, working with substance abuse patients. The clinic where Shea works has received a critical donation of naloxone, an opioid overdose-reversing drug. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief)

Opioid Epidemic

‘Heroin Was Home to Me’: One Woman’s Journey from Addict to ‘Champion of Recovery’

Broadening Access to Dental Care for California Kids in Need

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Dr. Chaco Vargas hugs a patient in Puerto Rico while doing outreach earlier this year. Vargas and many other health providers are working to connect those in recovery from opioid addiction with services and resources as many of them continue to rebuild their lives after Hurricane Maria. (Bimarian Films)

Opioid Epidemic

After Hurricane Maria, Connecting Those in Recovery with Care

First responders pose outside of an ambulance in Hodeidah. (Photo courtesy of Yemen Aid)

Yemen Crisis

In War-Torn Yemen, Ambulance Teams See Death – and New Life

Dr. Neide Santos and Dr. Shilpa Jamnadas, medical director of Mascarenhas Hospital in Beira. (Noah Smith/ Direct Relief)

Cyclone Idai

Cyclone Idai Destroyed Their Hospital. They Never Stopped Treating Patients.

Direct Relief staff load shipments, including emergency medicines and supplies bound for San Juan, Puerto Rico, into a FedEx vehicle Tuesday. (Lara Cooper/Direct Relief photo)

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Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics

Opioid Epidemic

To Address the National Opioid Crisis, This Health Center Acts Locally

Community Health

A Health Center Looks Beneath the Surface… And Dives Right In

Opioid Epidemic

California Shares Responsibility with Counties for Substance Abuse Treatment

Montecito Mudslide

Local Clinicians Respond to Mounting Health Risks After Montecito Mudslide

Montecito Mudslide

In Aftermath of Deadly Mudslides, Direct Relief and Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics Offer Free Tetanus Vaccines to Responders, Cleanup Workers, and Residents

Opioid Epidemic

‘Heroin Was Home to Me’: One Woman’s Journey from Addict to ‘Champion of Recovery’

Broadening Access to Dental Care for California Kids in Need

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Opioid Epidemic

After Hurricane Maria, Connecting Those in Recovery with Care

Yemen Crisis

In War-Torn Yemen, Ambulance Teams See Death – and New Life

Cyclone Idai

Cyclone Idai Destroyed Their Hospital. They Never Stopped Treating Patients.

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