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SAMHSA Revamping TA-Contractors Model to Deliver More Support to American Communities

March 22, 2018 / SAMHSA / Community and Recovery Support
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Every day, across our country, individuals are dying from mental and substance use disorders. I returned to SAMHSA to do everything I could to ensure that American families and communities do not continue to lose their loved ones to these preventable and treatable conditions. As the Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, I […]

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Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, behavioral health, community, mental health, Recovery, SAMHSA, Support, Technical Assistance (TA)

Finding Hope for People Suffering From Mental Illness and Addiction

January 12, 2018 / SAMHSA / Treatment
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Prevention & Treatment I often found that my psychiatric practice’s patients diagnosed with depression, bipolar disorder or another mental illness also were living with untreated drug or alcohol problems. The presence of both substance abuse and mental illness is known as a co-occurring disorder.  Left untreated, this condition poses a serious threat to an individual’s […]

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co-occurring disorders, mental health, prevention, substance use disorders, treatment

Leadership Announcement

January 9, 2018 / SAMHSA / SAMHSA
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It is my pleasure to announce that Christopher M. Jones, PharmD, M.P.H., has joined SAMHSA as the first Director of the National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory. The Policy Lab was created as part of the 21st Century Cures Act and promotes innovation and the dissemination and adoption of evidence-based practices and service […]

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21st Century Cures Act, Leadership, mental health, Policy, SAMHSA, substance use

#IAmHHS: A Personal Loss Motivates Drive for Integrated Care

December 21, 2017 / SAMHSA / SAMHSA
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Summary: Cindy Kemp helps people with serious mental illnesses get the help, treatment services and recovery supports they need, so they can lead healthy lives. Can you imagine having a chronic condition like diabetes and not being able to receive the treatment that you need? Or not knowing where or how to get treatment or having […]

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HHS, mental health, serious mental illness

Prevention Works on College Campuses

December 18, 2017 / SAMHSA / Prevention
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Substance misuse is a major issue on college campuses. Young adults, including college students, have the highest rates of behavioral health needs and the lowest rates of help-seeking behavior. We’re confronting these problems head on. I’m pleased to share that SAMHSA has a new information kit aimed at college and university prevention practitioners, health center […]

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