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[ 26 Oct 2011 | 2 Comments ]
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As part of National Bullying Prevention Month, SAMHSA Administrator, Pam Hyde will be participating in What’s Trending #Stopbullying LIVE Townhall meeting on Thursday, October 27th, 6-7 p.m. EST. The Townhall will be a livestream conversation about cyberbullying and what can be done to educate and help communities around the issue.
Administrator Hyde will be participating in the conversation along with representatives from The Trevor Project, The Kind Campaign, Do Something, GLSEN, and MTV’s A Thin Line Campaign, as well as notable celebrities and personalities that will appear in studio and over …

Engagement Services, Featured, Headline, Open Government, Partners, Public Awareness and Support, SAMHSA Store, Treatment, Uncategorized »

[ 26 Oct 2011 | One Comment ]
SAMHSA Subscribe Now Widget

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 …

Headline, ONDCP, Prevention, Public Awareness and Support, Treatment »

[ 18 Oct 2011 | 5 Comments ]
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Guest Post By: David K. Mineta, Deputy Director, Office of Demand Reduction Office of National Drug Control Policy
As we celebrate National Substance Abuse Prevention Month, Drug Free Work Week provides an opportunity to highlight the benefits that these programs bring to employers, workers and communities.  Prevention, early intervention, and treatment are all critical to building an even stronger and healthier U.S. workforce.
On behalf of ONDCP, SAMHSA’s Division of Workplace Programs continues to implement the Federal Drug-Free Workplace Program (DFWP) responsible for ensuring the national security, public health, and public safety of …

Featured, Health Information Technology, Recovery Support »

[ 17 Oct 2011 | 10 Comments ]
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The rapid pace of technological innovation and application of health information technology (HIT) has helped health care providers improve efficiencies in processes, communication, documentation and treatment. The addiction and mental health systems are particularly affected by both the tremendous opportunities, such as coordination of care and better access to treatment, and challenges, such as adopting a new system traditionally not designed for the behavioral health field, ensuring interoperability of HIT systems, and training not only behavioral health providers but patients on the use and benefits of HIT.  Given the importance …

Featured, Mental Health »

[ 10 Oct 2011 | 2 Comments ]
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In recognition of World Mental Health Day on October 10th, a new photo exhibit by people with mental illnesses is available for viewing in SAMHSA’s History Room located on the lobby level of 1 Choke Cherry Road, Gaithersburg, MD. You can also view the images on SAMHSA’s Flickr page.
The exhibit – which will become part of SAMHSA’s permanent display – was provided by Boston University’s Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, a research and training center co-funded by SAMHSA and the Dept of Education’s National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research to …