Written By: Rashetta Fairnot, Public Health Advisor, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
On Wednesday, May 30, we hosted the May Recovery Month Twitter chat on the topic of “Partnerships and Collaboration: Recovery Services, Systems, and Support.” I was joined by co-hosts Paolo Del Vecchio, Acting Director from the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) and Cathy Nugent, Senior Public Health Analyst, CMHS for a robust conversation centered on recovery-oriented services and support for people in or seeking recovery. The chat also addressed how people in recovery and their families can work …

Guest post by: Steven Randazzo, Immediate Office of the Secretary, U.S. Health and Human Services Department
What is the best possible way to highlight and launch new innovation, data, and partnerships based on work from public and private collaboration throughout the year? Well through a palooza of course.
The Health Data Consortium is hosting the third annual Health Datapalooza, June 5th and 6th at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., which will feature innovators from private sector, such as Thomas Goetz, executive editor of Wired Magazine, and innovators from …

On Tuesday, April 17, 2012, the Surgeon General of the United States Regina M. Benjamin, M.D., M.B.A., joined SAMHSA for a National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day (Awareness Day) Twitter chat. SAMHSA grantees, Awareness Day collaborating organizations, and other supporters joined the discussion to better understand issues related to trauma and resilience in children and youth and learn about Awareness Day 2012 activities.
Click here for highlights from the chat.
Want to continue the discussion? Use #HeroesofHope on Twitter to join the conversation about Awareness Day and trauma and resilience in children …

Written By: Rashetta Fairnot, Public Health Advisor, Consumer Affairs, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Do you work with recovery-oriented support services or are you interested in learning more about SAMHSA’s Recovery Support Strategic Initiative (RSSI) and the Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) project? Join Recovery Month on May 30th from 1 – 2 p.m. EDT to share insights and experience for the Twitter conversation—“Partnerships and Collaboration: Recovery Services, Systems, and Support.”
RSSI, one of SAMHSA’s Eight Strategic Initiatives to reduce the impact of mental and substance …