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Honoring Those Who Serve: Hope, Resilience, and Recovery

By: A. Kathryn Power, M.Ed., SAMHSA Region 1 Administrator

The 2017 Voice Awards focusing on military and veteran communities struck a chord with me. As a retired captain in the Navy Reserve and the spouse of a U.S. Marine, I know what life in this community is like. I understand the realities, complexities, joys and hardships. But most importantly, I know how resilient this community is. We truly find strength in each other.

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Mental Health at the Movies

By: Paolo del Vecchio, M.S.W., Director, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

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What a Difference 10 Years Can Make

By: Paolo del Vecchio, M.S.W., Director, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

In 2005, there seemed to be a critical void in entertainment industry programming: the lack of dignified, respectful, and accurate portrayals of people with behavioral health conditions. Too often, those of us in the behavioral health community would see inaccurate characterizations of these individuals play out onscreen and feel frustrated that we’d missed the opportunity to educate audiences about real experiences of those with mental and substance use disorders.

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Live Tonight: 2014 Voice Awards

Tonight, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will host the 2014 Voice Awards at Royce Hall on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus. If you’re not in the Los Angeles area and unable to attend the event in person, you can still watch the action live! The event will be live-streamed from 10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET (7:30 p.m.-9:30 p.m. PT).

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SAMHSA Honors Movie, Television, and Other Media Depictions of Behavioral Health Issues at Star-Studded Voice Awards

Wednesday night, SAMHSA honored writers and producers of hit film and television productions for increasing awareness of mental health and substance use issues at the 2010 Voice Awards at the Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. Emmy Award-winning actor Hector Elizondo and Academy Award winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. co-hosted the fifth anniversary event.