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Released: 10-Apr-2012 3:30 PM EDT
Adults Experiencing Mental Illness Have Higher Rates of Certain Chronic Physical Illnesses
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

A new report shows that adults (aged 18 and older) who had a mental illness in the past year have higher rates of certain physical illnesses than those not experiencing mental illness. According to a report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), adults aged 18 and older who had any mental illness, serious mental illness, or major depressive episodes in the past year had increased rates of high blood pressure, asthma, diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.

Released: 28-Mar-2012 1:05 PM EDT
Tribal Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities Lead in Offering Community Outreach Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

A new report shows that 81 percent of substance abuse treatment facilities run by tribal governments provided outreach services to persons in the community who may need treatment. The report, by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), shows that the level of outreach services provided by tribal substance abuse facilities was notably higher than the levels among other private- and public-run facilities. Overall, 51 percent of all treatment substance facilities provided outreach services.

Released: 26-Mar-2012 2:30 PM EDT
Women on Probation or Parole More Likely to Experience Mental Illness
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

A new report released at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Advisory Committee for Women’s Services meeting shows that women aged 18 to 49 on probation or parole are nearly twice as likely to experience mental illness as other women. The study, conducted by SAMHSA, showed that almost half of women in this age range who had been on probation (49.4 percent) and more than half on parole (54.2 percent) in the past year had experienced some form of mental illness -- compared to 27.5 percent of women who had not been on probation or parole.

Released: 8-Mar-2012 2:15 PM EST
SAMHSA, MacArthur Collaborate to Improve How Juvenile Justice System Responds to the Behavioral Health Needs of Youth
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation are collaborating on a $1 million effort targeting the behavioral health needs of youth in contact with the juvenile justice system. The project is aimed at diverting youth with behavioral health conditions from the juvenile justice system to community-based programs and services.

Released: 16-Feb-2012 9:00 AM EST
Report Shows 7.5 Million Children Live with a Parent with an Alcohol Use Disorder
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

A new report shows 7.5 million children under age 18 (10.5 percent of this population) lived with a parent who has experienced an alcohol use disorder in the past year. According to the report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), 6.1 million of these children live with two parents—with either one or both parents experiencing an alcohol use disorder in the past year.

Released: 19-Jan-2012 8:50 AM EST
National Report Finds One-in-Five Americans Experienced Mental Illness in the Past Year
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

A new national report reveals that 45.9 million American adults aged 18 or older, or 20 percent of this age group, experienced mental illness in the past year. The rate of mental illness was more than twice as high among those aged 18 to 25 (29.9 percent) than among those aged 50 and older (14.3 percent). Adult women were also more likely than men to have experienced mental illness in the past year (23 percent versus 16.8 percent).

Released: 22-Dec-2011 10:30 AM EST
SAMHSA Announces a Working Definition of “Recovery” from Mental Disorders and Substance Use Disorders
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

A new working definition of recovery from mental disorders and substance use disorders is being announced by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Released: 15-Dec-2011 9:00 AM EST
Illicit Drug-Related Emergency Department Visits Vary by Metropolitan Area
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

Major metropolitan areas show significant variation in the rates of emergency department (ED) visits involving illicit drugs. In terms of overall illicit drug-related emergency room visits, Boston has the highest rate (571 per 100,000 population), followed by New York City (555 per 100,000 population), Chicago (507 per 100,000 population), and Detroit (462 per 100,000 population). By comparison, the national average was 317 per 100,000 population.

Released: 13-Dec-2011 12:25 PM EST
Facebook Provides First-of-a-Kind Service to Help Prevent Suicides
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline collaborate with Facebook to help those in crisis.

Released: 8-Dec-2011 10:35 AM EST
New Report Shows Treatment Admissions for Abuse of Prescription Pain Relievers Have Risen 430 Percent from 1999-2009
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

Admission rates for the treatment of alcohol, heroin, and cocaine abuse have decreased—rates for marijuana abuse treatment have increased during the same time frame.

Released: 22-Nov-2011 9:00 AM EST
Study Shows Nearly a Tenfold Increase in the Number of Hospital Emergency Department Visits Involving Non-Alcohol Energy Drinks Between 2005 and 2009
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

Approximately half of all energy drink-related emergency department visits by patients aged 18 to 25 involved the additional use of alcohol or other drugs.

Released: 10-Nov-2011 9:00 AM EST
Intentional Poisonings Result in 14,720 Emergency Department Visits in a Year
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

Intentional poisoning refers to attempts to physically harm someone or render that person defenseless against crimes by deliberately getting them to ingest, inhale or in some other way take in a potentially harmful substance without their knowledge. A first-of-a-kind national report reveals that more than 14,720 emergency department visits were caused by drug-related intentional poisonings during 2009 (the latest year with available data). The report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) shows that the majority of those visits (63 percent) were by females, and that 73 percent of the visits were by people aged 21 or older.

Released: 17-Oct-2011 4:40 PM EDT
SAMHSA Awards Approximately $1.3 Million to Help Communities Offer Expanded HIV Testing, Counseling and Referral for Care
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced that it is awarding approximately $1.3 million in one-year federal grants, funded through the Department of Health and Human Services Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) Secretariat Emergency Fund, to expand the capacity of current SAMHSA MAI grantees to provide rapid HIV testing, counseling and referral to care.

Released: 12-Oct-2011 12:05 PM EDT
Federal Agencies Join Forces to Award $13 Million to Enhance Drug Courts
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) at the U.S. Department of Justice today announced 10 new grant awards to enhance adult drug court services, coordination and treatment. Drug courts provide an alternative to incarceration for people involved with the criminal justice system and in need of substance abuse treatment services.

Released: 11-Oct-2011 12:30 PM EDT
SAMHSA Awards Up to $25 Million to Expand Use of Health Information Technology
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced today it is awarding up to 29 new grants, totaling up to $25 million over three years, to expand use of health information technology to increase access to behavioral health services.

Released: 6-Oct-2011 9:00 AM EDT
On Average 15.6 Years Elapses Between When Adults in Treatment First Used a Substance and When They Were First Admitted for Treatment
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

Men in treatment on average go longer between first use and first admission for treatment than do women. A new report shows that among the 669,000 adults admitted for substance abuse treatment for the first time last year, an average of 15.6 years had elapsed since the first time they started using the substance they were primarily being treated for. The study, Length of Time from First Use to Adult Treatment Admission, conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), indicates that while the average time between first use of a substance of abuse and first treatment for it may vary by type of substance and demographic groups, in almost all cases it involves a lag time of several years.

Released: 4-Oct-2011 3:25 PM EDT
SAMHSA Awards Grant to UCLA for Substance Abuse Prevention in Iraq
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), in collaboration with the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (State/INL), has awarded the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) a $770,000 grant to support efforts to develop substance abuse services in Iraq.

Released: 3-Oct-2011 1:20 PM EDT
SAMHSA is Awarding $2.2 Million in Grants for Peer-to-Peer Recovery Support Community Services (RSCP)
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced eight grants totaling $2.2 million to continue to support peer-to-peer recovery services. Peer-to-peer recovery support services are designed and delivered by peers in recovery. They help prevent relapse and promote sustained recovery for people with alcohol and drug disorders.

Released: 3-Oct-2011 12:45 PM EDT
SAMHSA Awards Up to $13 Million for Adult Treatment Court Collaboratives
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced $13 million in new grants to help state and local courts offer treatment and recovery support instead of incarceration for individuals who are in a court system due to mental health or substance use disorders. These new grants will provide more flexibility within the criminal justice system to work with other authorities and service providers to address behavioral health needs of detainees, inmates and parolees.

Released: 27-Sep-2011 2:20 PM EDT
SAMHSA Awards $7 Million to Address Childhood Traumatic Stress
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced today 15 grant awards for $7 million over the next year to improve services available to children and adolescents who have experienced traumatic events. Two types of grant awards are being made.

Released: 27-Sep-2011 2:00 PM EDT
SAMHSA Awards $1.8 Million to Prevent Suicide and Prescription Drug Misuse Among Older Adults
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is announcing $1.8 million in new, one-year grants to prevent suicide and prescription drug misuse by older adults in five communities. These grants are designed to enhance the array of behavioral health services offered by the programs receiving the grant awards.

Released: 27-Sep-2011 2:00 PM EDT
SAMHSA Announces $42.6 Million in New Grants for HIV/AIDS Programs
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is announcing $42.6 million in new grants to provide behavioral health services in communities most impacted by HIV/AIDS. Funding will be used to develop and expand networks of primary care, HIV/AIDS and behavioral health service providers serving racial and ethnic minorities with or at high risk for HIV/AIDS.

Released: 26-Sep-2011 3:45 PM EDT
SAMHSA Is Awarding Up to $600,000 in Peer-to-Peer Recovery Support Services in Supplemental Grants to Community-Based Organizations
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today announced that it is awarding four supplemental grants totaling up to $600,000 for one year to community-based organizations that will offer peer-to-peer recovery support services for people struggling with drug and alcohol addictions. These services are designed to help prevent relapse among people in recovery, promote timely re-entry into treatment if relapse occurs, and promote sustained recovery and an enhanced quality of life.

Released: 26-Sep-2011 3:45 PM EDT
SAMHSA Awards $22.5 Million to Advance State Substance Abuse Prevention Planning
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced today 46 grant awards for $22.5 million over the next year to help states, tribes, and territories enhance their substance abuse prevention efforts.

Released: 23-Sep-2011 4:55 PM EDT
SAMHSA Awards Up to $27.7 Million in Grants to Help Provide Services to Those Who Are Chronically Homeless
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced today 20 new grants totaling up to $27.7 million, over three years, to local organizations working to reduce chronic homelessness in their communities.

Released: 23-Sep-2011 2:15 PM EDT
SAMHSA Awards Up to $14 Million in System of Care Expansion Planning Grants for Children and Youth with Serious Mental Health Conditions and Their Families
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is awarding up to $14 million for planning grants to expand Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children and their Families (Short Title: System of Care Expansion Planning Grants). The purpose of these grants is to develop a comprehensive strategic plan for improving and expanding services provided by systems of care for children and youth with serious emotional disturbances and their families.

Released: 23-Sep-2011 1:50 PM EDT
SAMHSA Announces Grants Awards Totaling Up to $13.2 Million to Build on Health Information Technology Investments
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is announcing up to $13.2 million in new grants to support the expansion of health information technology (HIT) in health care settings that serve people with mental and substance use disorders.

Released: 21-Sep-2011 11:50 AM EDT
SAMHSA Announces the 2011 Science and Service Award Winners
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has selected 11 organizations to receive the agency’s 2011 Science and Service Awards. These awards recognize exemplary implementation of evidence-based interventions shown to prevent and/or treat mental illnesses and substance abuse.

Released: 16-Sep-2011 8:00 AM EDT
Some Progress Reported in Reaching People on Probation and Parole with Behavioral Health Services
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

A new report found significantly lower rates of substance abuse disorders among probationers and parolees in 2009 compared to previous years. At the same time, the percentage of parolees who received substance abuse treatment increased. The study also found the rate of probationers and parolees who reported an unmet need for substance abuse treatment was lower in 2009 than in previous years.

Released: 8-Sep-2011 9:00 AM EDT
National Survey Shows a Rise in Illicit Drug Use from 2008 to 2010
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

Increased rates of marijuana use drive increase, especially among young adults.

Released: 2-Sep-2011 3:00 PM EDT
SAMHSA Awards Up to $1.1 Million to Provide Follow-up Services to People at High Risk of Suicide
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

Six crisis centers affiliated with the Nation’s Suicide Prevention Lifeline, funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) received grant awards to develop follow-up services for those at high risk of dying by suicide.

Released: 2-Sep-2011 1:00 PM EDT
National Survey on Drug Use and Health to be Unveiled in Conjunction with 22nd Annual National Recovery Month Observance
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will unveil the results of the latest (2010) National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) at a press conference on Thursday, September 8. The annual survey is the largest of its kind, and is the government’s primary vehicle for determining how many persons are using illegal drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, as well as how many are misusing pharmaceuticals.

Released: 1-Sep-2011 1:25 PM EDT
Suicide Prevention Funds Awarded to States and Tribes
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Kathleen Sebelius will today announce $52.9 million in new grant awards to states and tribes for youth suicide prevention programs during a visit to Tanana Chiefs Conference in Fairbanks, Alaska. The grants support state and tribal efforts to prevent suicide by bringing together public and private sector organizations that touch the lives of young people and putting into place a network of services that can help in a time of crisis.

Released: 31-Aug-2011 5:10 PM EDT
SAMHSA Awards Up to $12.2 Million in Minority Fellowship Program Grants
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

Five minority fellowship program grants are being awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for a total of up to $12.2 million. These three-year grants will be used to train a new wave of behavioral health care providers. The program focuses on increasing the number of culturally competent behavioral health professionals available in underserved racially and ethnically diverse communities.

Released: 29-Aug-2011 1:50 PM EDT
SAMHSA Awards Up to $1.5 Million for the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Center for Excellence in Behavioral Health
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is awarding up to $1.5 million, over three years, to Morehouse School of Medicine to enhance the effort to network the 105 Historically Black Colleges and Universities throughout the United States to promote behavioral health, expand campus service capacity and facilitate workforce development.

Released: 29-Aug-2011 12:35 PM EDT
White House Drug Policy Office Awards More Than $88 Million to Local Communities to Prevent Youth Substance Use
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

Gil Kerlikowske, Director of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), today announced $12.3 million in new Drug Free Communities Support Program (DFC) grants to 87 communities and 20 new DFC Mentoring grants across the country. The awards announced today are in addition to the nearly $76 million in Continuation grants simultaneously released to 607 currently funded DFC coalitions and twelve DFC Mentoring Continuation coalitions. These grants provide community coalitions needed support to prevent and reduce youth substance use.

Released: 26-Aug-2011 8:00 AM EDT
HHS Awards $137 Million to States to Boost Prevention and Public Health
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today awarded up to $137 million, partly supported by the Affordable Care Act, to states to strengthen the public health infrastructure and provide jobs in core areas of public health. Awarded in nearly every state, the grants enhance state, tribal, local and territorial efforts to provide tobacco cessation services, strengthen public health laboratory and immunization services, prevent healthcare-associated infections, and provide comprehensive substance abuse prevention and treatment.

Released: 17-Aug-2011 11:35 AM EDT
SAMHSA Awards $1.5 Million to Support the Appropriate Use of Opioid Medications
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

Medical professionals will gain access to free clinical support in the use of opioid medications through a new grant announced by SAMHSA today. SAMHSA awarded $1.5 million to the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry to develop a Prescriber’s Clinical Support System.

Released: 1-Aug-2011 1:00 PM EDT
SAMHSA Awards More than $6.2 Million to Help Colleges and Universities Prevent Suicide
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is awarding $6.2 million in grants to 21 colleges and universities to assist in their efforts to prevent suicide and enhance mental health services for students in crisis.

Released: 29-Jul-2011 3:40 PM EDT
SAMHSA Awards $1.1 Million to the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) today awarded a $1.1 million grant to the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD) to provide support for states as they navigate the challenges and opportunities presented in the changing health and human services environment. 

Released: 26-Jul-2011 1:00 PM EDT
SAMHSA Introduces New Application Process for Block Grants Giving States Greater Flexibility in Allocating Resources to Address Behavioral Health Needs
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced a new application process for its major block grant programs – the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant and the Community Mental Health Services Block Grant. The change is designed to provide states greater flexibility to allocate resources for substance abuse and mental illness prevention, treatment and recovery services in their communities.

Released: 7-Jul-2011 3:30 PM EDT
SAMHSA Selects Brian Altman as its New Director of Legislation
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is announcing the appointment of Brian Altman as its new Legislative Director. In this capacity he will serve as SAMHSA’s chief liaison with Congress and will work closely with constituency organizations to advance the Nation’s behavioral health services.

Released: 1-Jul-2011 9:00 AM EDT
Underage Drinking-Related Hospital Emergency Department Visits Double for Underage Males During July 4th Weekend
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

Hospital emergency department visits involving underage drinking double for males during the Fourth of July holiday weekend according to a new study by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Released: 28-Jun-2011 12:20 PM EDT
State/Federal Partnership Has Reduced Illegal Tobacco Sales to Minors to an All-time Low
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

A new report on the Synar Amendment program – a federal and state partnership aimed at ending illegal tobacco sales to minors -- shows that all the states and the District of Columbia have continued to meet their goals of curtailing sales of tobacco to underage youth (those under 18). The report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) which sponsors the Synar program shows that the average national retailer violation rate of tobacco sales is down to 9.3-percent – the lowest level in the 14 year history of the program.

Released: 23-Jun-2011 11:15 AM EDT
New Report Shows Significant Growth in Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Related to Prescription Opiates and Other Drugs from 1999 to 2009
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

A new national report shows that from 1999 to 2009 (the most recent year with available figures) substance abuse treatment admissions among those 12 and older have gone up for cases involving alcohol, opiates, and marijuana. The report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) shows that one of the most notable shifts that has occurred in this period was in the rise of opiate admissions attributable mostly to prescription drugs – from 8-percent of all opiate admissions in 1999 to 33-percent in 2009.

Released: 21-Jun-2011 4:30 PM EDT
One in Four Substance Abuse Treatment Facilities Offers Services in Sign Language
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

Substance use disorders affect a broad range of people, including some of the estimated 37 million U.S. adults who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Released: 17-Jun-2011 9:00 AM EDT
New Report Shows a 55 Percent Increase from 2005 to 2009 in Emergency Department Visits for Drug-Related Suicide Attempts by Males Aged 21 to 34
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

A new national study shows that from 2005 to 2009 there was a 55 percent increase in emergency department visits for drug related suicide attempts by men aged 21 to 34 -- from 19,024 visits in 2005 to 29,407 visits in 2009. In 2009, there were a total of 77,971 emergency department visits for drug-related suicide attempts among males of all ages.

Released: 9-Jun-2011 9:00 AM EDT
Benzodiazepine Abuse Treatment Admissions Have Tripled from 1998 to 2008
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

A new national study shows that from 1998 to 2008 (the most recent year with available figures) substance abuse treatment admissions among those 12 and older related to the abuse of benzodiazepine drugs rose from 22,400 in 1998 to approximately 60,200 in 2008.  The report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) shows that while benzodiazepine related admissions represented only 3.2- percent of all substance abuse admissions among this population in 2008, it had grown from the 1.3- percent it represented in 1998.

Released: 2-Jun-2011 11:35 AM EDT
Adults with Mental Illness Are Four Times More Likely to Develop Alcohol Dependency than Adults without Mental Illness
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

A new report shows that alcohol dependence is four times more likely to occur among adults with mental illness than among adults with no mental illness (9.6-percent versus 2.2-percent). 


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