Written By: Rashetta Fairnot, Public Health Advisor, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
On Monday, July 9, we hosted a Recovery Month Twitter chat about “Access to Behavioral Health Care for Military Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families.” I was joined by our co-hosts: retired Navy Reserve Captain Kathryn Power, SAMHSA’s Strategic Initiative Lead for Military Families and Regional Administrator from Region 1, and MSG Stephanie Weaver, National Guard Liaison to SAMHSA.  The conversation focused on military families and especially those service members recently returning home and their navigation of the behavioral health system. …

Cross-posted from GSA Blog: Christopher Marshall, Special Assistant to the Director, Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA
Do you, or have you felt stressed about having enough money, getting or keeping a job, and the overall state of the economy? You’re not alone. According to a study conducted by the American Psychological Association, money, work and the economy are the three top cited reasons for stress among Americans.
It is important to recognize that many life or social circumstances, such as financial insecurity, poverty, homelessness, can have an impact on your health and behavioral health. …

Written By: Jayme Marshall, Chief, Homeless Programs Branch, Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA
A life in recovery requires health, home, purpose, and community.  This blog entry focuses on the home dimension of recovery.
Providing services to people who have become homeless is expensive and exhausting work. For those who have this experience, either as a brief episode or a long-term nightmare, it is dangerous, unstable, and traumatizing. What would it take for us to prevent people from experiencing homelessness? What could we do better in our communities and as a country?
With the …