By SAMHSA Administrator Pamela S. Hyde, J.D.
As I have traveled around the country I have said that behavioral health is essential to health – for individuals, families, and communities, as well as for the Nation’s health delivery systems, and I truly believe this.  SAMHSA’s mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.  SAMHSA, together with many partners, has demonstrated that prevention works, treatment is effective, and people recover from mental and substance use disorders.
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Welcome to the new SAMHSA Dialogue Blog. The goal of the blog is to provide an environment for SAMHSA’s diverse constituency to engage and discuss SAMHSA’s Eight Strategic Initiatives. The Eight Strategic Initiatives are:

Prevention of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness;
Trauma and Justice;
Military Families;
Health Reform;
Housing and Homelessness;
Health Information Technology;
Data, Outcomes and Quality; and
Public Awareness and Support

Read more about SAMHSA’s Strategic Initiatives.

The SAMHSA Dialogue Blog is a place where up-to-date information including articles from SAMHSA staff, announcements of new programs, links to reports, grant opportunities, and ways to connect to other …