Guest Post Written By: Linda C. Degutis, Dr.P.H., M.S.N., director of CDC′s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
One of my nephews was diagnosed with depression when he was in high school.  He was treated, eventually finished school, and graduated from college at the age of 25.  He was accepted to law school, but tragically, he died by suicide shortly after receiving his acceptance letter.
Being at CDC where so many people are dedicated to preventing these kinds of tragedies gives me an opportunity to ensure that fewer families will experience such loss …

SAMHSA is happy to announce the winners of the 2012 Science and Service Awards. Three Opioid Treatment Programs (OTPs) and five Office-Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) practitioners were selected for their commitment to excellence in the treatment of individuals with opioid-related conditions.
The purpose of these awards is to promote excellence in the treatment of opioid addiction by recognizing OTPs and OBOT practitioners who use pharmacotherapy as part of their treatment protocol and who have demonstrated implementation of exemplary innovative services, practices, and/or strategies, resulting in improved patient outcomes.
Applications for the award …

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
CADCA is the nation’s leading community-focused drug abuse prevention organization. It represents more than 5,000 community anti-drug coalitions across the country. Their efforts are focused on training local grassroots groups on how to assess and develop comprehensive plans to address substance abuse-related problems.
CADCA’s Annual National Leadership Forum: February 6 – 9, 2012
Since 1990, CADCA has hosted its Annual National Leadership Forum. The Leadership Forum is considered the nation’s largest meeting for community prevention leaders, treatment professionals, and researchers.  SAMHSA has actively supported this national event since its inception …

Whether you are a new or regular SAMHSA Store customer or are interested in using new tools to make behavioral health information more widely available, SAMHSA is making it easy for you to connect to SAMHSA information on mental health and substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery. The Agency now offers its online customers “Partner Tools” on a new web page.
At samhsa.gov/tools, you’ll find links to SAMHSA’s Store, treatment facility locator, and email updates service, as well as information for website developers using application programming interfaces and links to other …