Welcome to the Office of Youth and Young Adult Services (OYYAS) Careers of Substance page. The OYYAS is a specialized unit within the MA Department of Public Health’s Bureau of Substance Addiction Services (BSAS).
The mission of OYYAS is to promote personal and family growth by ensuring youth and young adults experiencing substance use and co-occurring disorders have access to developmentally appropriate, culturally responsive, trauma-informed services and supports. OYYAS has a diverse continuum of care that includes services related to school-based intervention, community-based intervention, family support and engagement, outpatient treatment, medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), youth withdrawal management and stabilization, residential treatment, and recovery supports.