Van Nuys
Near Van Nuys Courthouse, Corner of Delano & Sylvan
Naloxone, health supplies, and care for people in LA
For more than 30 years, we’ve worked to keep our community alive, safe, and connected. We provide survival supplies, naloxone, education, and linkage to treatment and services for whoever needs it. No judgement, just care.
Programs that meet you where you're at
Care looks different for everyone. Our programs cover overdose response, training, treatment, case management, and safer-use supplies. Use as many or as few services as you need.
Get Naloxone & Training
Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND)
Free naloxone and the training to use it, so you can reverse an overdose and keep the people around you alive.
Find Treatment
Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) / Health Navigation
We'll help you navigate your options for reducing or quitting opioids, stimulants, alcohol, tobacco, or cannabis and work with you to coordinate treatment on your own timeline.
Intensive Case Management
Let Everyone Advance With Dignity (LEAD)
Referral based one-on-one support to navigate housing, health care, and the services you're entitled to. For people navigating the criminal/legal system.
Get Supplies
Syringe Service Program (SSP)
The heart of CHPLA. Safer-use and health supplies with no ID and no exchange required, plus a door to everything else we offer.
CHPLA responds to the ever-changing health needs of our community, filling gaps within the system.
See the work we doHow we show up for our community
For more than three decades, we've cared for our neighbors across LA County. Here's how that work takes shape.
Find us near you
We're out across LA County most days of the week. Find a Syringe Services Program (SSP) or Naloxone Access Point (NAP) site that work for you, and come as you are.
Hollywood
LGBT Center Parking Lot (in back)
1625 N Schrader Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90028
Pomona
Pomona Library
625 S Garey Ave, Pomona, CA 91766
Resources to help you stay safe, alive, and healthy
Practical guides and harm reduction information you can use, whether or not you ever walk through our doors.
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CHPLA menú de servicios sin cita
Spanish-language version of CHPLA's drop-in menu listing the free supplies and services available without an appointment.
Learn moreBlood 2 Blood: Hep C and Me
A guide to hepatitis C: how it spreads through blood-to-blood contact, its symptoms, and how safer use and modern treatment can prevent and cure it.
Learn moreFoundations of Harm Reduction
One-page primer on the core principles of harm reduction, plus the risk/set/setting framework for reducing drug-related harm
Learn moreHealthcare for People Who Use Drugs #1 – Introduction
The opening episode of CHPLA's peer-made video series introducing how people who use drugs can navigate the healthcare system with dignity.
Learn moreSafer Snorting Guide
A safer-use guide for people who snort drugs, with tips to protect the nose, avoid infection, and prevent overdose.
Learn moreDrug War History
An interactive timeline tracing U.S. drug policy from the racially targeted anti-drug laws of the 1870s through Nixon's War on Drugs to today's decriminalization and overdose-prevention efforts.
Learn more
Are you a program in need of supplies?
If you run a program that distributes naloxone or safer-use supplies, our Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) team can help you stock up and train your staff.
Go to OEND