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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) conducted its annual survey, released last month, from a pool of 69,850 ...
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA; pronounced / ˈ s æ m s ə /) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.SAMHSA is charged with improving the quality and availability of treatment and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and the cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses.
It is funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and is supervised by the SAMHSA's Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality. [2] The survey interviews about 70,000 Americans aged 12 and older, through face-to-face interviews conducted where the respondent lives. [1]
Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services) National Animal Health Monitoring System (Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, Department of Agriculture)
Logo: SAMHSA's National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP), www.nrepp.samhsa.gov. In the behavioral health field, there is an ongoing need for researchers, developers, evaluators, and practitioners to share information about what works to improve outcomes among individuals coping with, or at risk for, mental disorders and substance abuse.
The U.S. government seeks to prevent suicides through its National Strategy for Suicide Prevention, a collaborative effort of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, Health Resources and Services Administration, and the Indian Health Service. [11]
The Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) was a public health surveillance system in the United States that monitored drug-related visits to hospital emergency departments and drug-related deaths. [1] DAWN was discontinued in 2011, [ 1 ] but its creator, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), continues to develop ...
[18] [better source needed] According to a United States Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration study involving 30,000 youths 12 to 20 years of age, between 2002 and 2013 the percentage of underage drinkers declined from 28.8% to 22.7%.