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[ 25 Nov 2010 | One Comment ]
SAMHSA Recognizes Native American Heritage Month

Earlier this month, President Obama declared November Native American Heritage Month. Responsible for the Nation’s behavioral health, SAMHSA serves a diverse population and recognizes the unique needs of the Nation’s American Indians and Alaska Natives population.
This past year SAMHSA has sought input from Native American’s through different means, including a series of consultation sessions in Washington, DC and across the nation including in Colorado, South Dakota, Alaska and the SAMHSA Tribal Technical Advisory Committee. Through the consultation process SAMHSA works with the Nation’s Native American population to address their communities …

HIV/AIDS, Prevention, Public Awareness and Support, Recovery Support, Treatment »

[ 19 Nov 2010 | One Comment ]
SAMHSA is Facing World AIDS Day

An estimated 1.1 million Americans are living with HIV and one out of five individuals doesn’t know they are infected. [1] World AIDS Day is observed annually on December 1 to raise awareness about HIV, commemorate those who have passed on, and celebrate victories such as increased access to treatment and prevention services[2] and the first ever National AIDS Strategy in the United States.
Why is World AIDS Day relevant to SAMHSA’s mission? The answer is simple. Behaviors associated with substance abuse fuel HIV transmission in the United States. …

Mental Health, Military Families, Prevention, Suicide, Treatment »

[ 10 Nov 2010 | 3 Comments ]
Have you Thanked a Veteran Today?

By Kathryn Power, Director CMHS and Military Families Strategic Initiative Lead
When SAMHSA employees and contractors reported for work on Tuesday, November 9, each person found a button on his or her chair asking, “Have you thanked a Veteran today?” Beneath the button was a flyer inviting them to attend a SAMHSA Veterans Day Observance, which featured Korean War Veterans discussing their experiences on the 60th anniversary of that conflict. And on the back of the flyer was a list of SAMHSA employees who responded to our invitation to be listed …

Affordable Care Act, Public Awareness and Support »

[ 6 Nov 2010 | One Comment ]
Recap of SAMHSA’s Fall Webinar Series

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was passed and signed into law by President Obama on March 23, 2010. This historic piece of legislation has many innovative, exciting and complex pieces that are currently being implemented or soon will be implemented.
In an effort to help keep all of this information straight and inform States, Tribes, providers, consumers and advocacy organizations, SAMHSA has held a series of webinars this fall. SAMHSA’s fall webinar series, titled Health Reform 101, has focused on helping people understand basic concepts of health reform.
So if you want …