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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)

Description
Leads public health and service delivery efforts that promote mental health, prevent substance misuse, and provide treatments and supports to foster recovery while ensuring equitable access and better outcomes. Part of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
Tagged as
Mental Health · Opioid Crisis · Substance Use and Misuse

Upcoming Events (2)

  • SAMHSA Tribal Consultation Session on the Tribal Behavioral Health (TBH) Grant Program, Nov 21, 2024, view details
  • SAMHSA Tribal Consultation Policy Consultation #2, Dec 5, 2024, view details

Funding & Opportunities (50)

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Resources (86)

  • 2018-2021 Rural Opioid Technical Assistance (ROTA) Grant Overview, 11/2022, view details
  • 2021 Report to Congress on the State Opioid Response Grants (SOR), 10/2021, view details
  • 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Among the American Indian or Alaska Native (AIAN) Population Aged 12 or Older, 01/2024, view details
  • 2022 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) Methodological Resource Book, 08/2023, view details
  • 2022 Report to Congress on the State Opioid Response Grants (SOR), 09/2023, view details
  • Adaptations and Innovations for Delivering Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic, 08/2022, view details
  • Adapting Evidence-Based Practices for Under-Resourced Populations, 2022, view details
  • Addiction and Substance Misuse Reports and Publications, 09/2018, view details
  • Addressing Burnout in the Behavioral Health Workforce Through Organizational Strategies, 2022, view details
  • Addressing Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors in Substance Abuse Treatment: A Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) Series 50, 2017, view details
  • Advancing Best Practices in Behavioral Health for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Boys and Men, 2017, view details
  • Behavioral Health Barometer: United States, Volume 6, 12/2020, view details
  • Behavioral Health Careers by State, view details
  • Behavioral Health Equity Barometer: United States, 2014, 2015, view details
  • Behavioral Health Equity Report 2021, 10/2021, view details
  • Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator, view details
  • Building the Evaluation Capacity of Local Programs Serving American Indian/Alaska Native Populations: Lessons Learned, 10/2014, view details
  • Bullying Prevention in Indian Country, 12/2016, view details
  • Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions, view details
  • Community Engagement: An Essential Component of an Effective and Equitable Substance Use Prevention System, 06/2022, view details
  • Connected and Strong: Strategies for Accessible and Effective Crisis and Mental Health Services, 09/2024, view details
  • Connecting Communities to Substance Use Services: Practical Approaches for First Responders, 2023, view details
  • Coordinated Specialty Care for First Episode Psychosis: Costs and Financing Strategies, 2023, view details
  • Crisis Services: Meeting Needs, Saving Lives, 08/2020, view details
  • Depression, Alcohol and Farm Stress: Addressing Co-Occurring Disorders in Rural America, 04/2020, view details
  • Digital Access: A Super Determinant of Health, 03/2023, view details
  • Disaster Behavioral Health Resources, view details
  • Evaluating Coverage of Selected Domains in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health: NSDUH Methodological Report, 12/2018, view details
  • Evidence-Based, Whole-Person Care for Pregnant People Who Have Opioid Use Disorder, 03/2024, view details
  • Federal Guidelines for Opioid Treatment Programs, 01/2015, view details
  • FindTreatment.gov, view details
  • Guidance to States and School Systems on Addressing Mental Health and Substance Use Issues in Schools, 07/2019, view details
  • Implementing Community-Level Policies to Prevent Alcohol Misuse, 2022, view details
  • Improving Behavioral Health Services for Individuals with SMI in Rural and Remote Communities, 08/2021, view details
  • The Intersection of Recovery Housing & Housing First— A Dialogue on Collaboration and Partnership, 08/2023, view details
  • Maintaining Fidelity to ACT: Current Issues and Innovations in Implementation, 09/2023, view details
  • Medicaid Coverage of Medications to Reverse Opioid Overdose and Treat Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorders, 01/2024, view details
  • Medicaid Handbook: Interface with Behavioral Health Services, 2013, view details
  • Medications for Opioid Use Disorder: The Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP) 63, 02/2020, view details
  • Mental Health: Culture, Race, and Ethnicity — A Supplement to Mental Health: A Report of the Surgeon General, 2001, view details
  • National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), view details
  • The National Tribal Behavioral Health Agenda, 12/2016, view details
  • NSDUH (National Survey on Drug Use and Health) Detailed Tables - 2020, 01/2022, view details
  • NSDUH (National Survey on Drug Use and Health) Detailed Tables - 2021, 01/2023, view details
  • NSDUH (National Survey on Drug Use and Health) Detailed Tables - 2022, 11/2023, view details
  • NSDUH (National Survey on Drug Use and Health) Detailed Tables - 2023, 07/2024, view details
  • The Opioid Crisis and the Hispanic/Latino Population: An Urgent Issue, 2020, view details
  • Practical Guide for Expanding the Community-Based Behavioral Health Workforce, 2024, view details
  • Practical Tools for Prescribing and Promoting Buprenorphine in Primary Care Settings, 12/2021, view details
  • Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High Schools, 2012, view details
  • Racial/Ethnic Differences in Mental Health Service Use among Adults and Adolescents (2015-2019), 10/2021, view details
  • Racial/Ethnic Differences in Substance Use, Substance Use Disorders, and Substance Use Treatment Utilization among People Aged 12 or Older (2015-2019), 10/2021, view details
  • Results from the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental Health Detailed Tables, 11/2014, view details
  • Results from the 2013 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Summary of National Findings, 09/2014, view details
  • Results from the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables, 09/2015, view details
  • Results from the 2014 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Mental Health Detailed Tables, 09/2015, view details
  • Results from the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables, 09/2016, view details
  • Results from the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health: Detailed Tables, 09/2017, view details
  • Results from the 2017 National Survey on Drug Use And Health: Detailed Tables, 09/2018, view details
  • Results from the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use And Health: Detailed Tables, 08/2019, view details
  • Results from the 2019 National Survey on Drug Use And Health: Detailed Tables, 09/2020, view details
  • Rural Behavioral Health: Telehealth Challenges and Opportunities, 2016, view details
  • Rural Community Toolbox: Funding & Resources for Rural Communities to Address Substance Abuse, view details
  • Rural Disaster Behavioral Health: A Guide for Outreach Workers and Crisis Counselors, 08/2023, view details
  • SAMHSA Disaster Distress Helpline, view details
  • SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit, 06/2018, view details
  • SAMHSA Strategic Plan 2023-2026, 08/2023, view details
  • SAMHSA's Behavioral Health Equity Fact Sheet: SAMHSA's Strategic Efforts to Advance Behavioral Health Equity, 03/2024, view details
  • SAMHSA's Tribal Training and Technical Assistance Center, view details
  • Special Considerations for Mental Health Services in Rural Schools, 2015, view details
  • Strategies for Behavioral Health Organizations to Promote New Health Insurance Opportunities: In American Indian and Alaska Native Communities, 03/2014, view details
  • Substance Use and Mental Health Issues among U.S.-Born American Indians or Alaska Natives Residing on and off Tribal Lands, 07/2018, view details
  • Suicide Clusters Within American Indian and Alaska Native Communities: A Review of the Literature and Recommendations, 12/2017, view details
  • Suicide Prevention in Indian Country, 12/2016, view details
  • Tailoring Crisis Response and Pre-arrest Diversion Models for Rural Communities, 06/2019, view details
  • Task Force on Maternal Mental Health: National Strategy to Improve Maternal Mental Health Care, 05/2024, view details
  • The Task Force on Maternal Mental Health's Report to Congress, 2024, view details
  • Telehealth for the Treatment of Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorders, 06/2021, view details
  • TIP 56: Addressing the Specific Behavioral Health Needs of Men, 2014, view details
  • TIP 61: Behavioral Health Services for American Indians and Alaska Natives, 02/2019, view details
  • TIP 64: Incorporating Peer Support Into Substance Use Disorder Treatment Services, 06/2023, view details
  • Tips for Disaster Responders: Cultural Awareness When Working in Indian Country Post-Disaster, 09/2022, view details
  • Tips for Disaster Responders: Understanding Historical Trauma and Resilience When Responding to an Event in Indian Country, 10/2022, view details
  • Tribal Opioid Response: Strategic Plan 2020-2022, 09/2021, view details
  • Using Technology-Based Therapeutic Tools in Behavioral Health Services, 2021, view details
  • Whole-Person Care for People Experiencing Homelessness and Opioid Use Disorder: A Toolkit, 08/2021, view details