From Youth to Adulthood: Offering Help
Many young people with behavioral health issues encounter difficulties once they’re no longer eligible for publicly funded children’s mental health services, leaving some to fall through the cracks....
View ArticleHighlights from Prevention Day 2015
This February, more than 1,600 prevention practitioners, community leaders, researchers, scientists, consumers, and advocates in the behavioral health field convened in National Harbor, Maryland, to...
View ArticleDo Your Part for Prevention Week!
“The Voice of One, the Power of All.” This year National Prevention Week will take place from May 17 to 23, and SAMHSA is gearing up with many activities to increase public awareness and preventive...
View ArticleMary Lambert Promotes Children’s Mental Health
Singer and songwriter Mary Lambert joined dignitaries in Washington, DC on May 7 to celebrate National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day. The post Mary Lambert Promotes Children’s Mental Health...
View ArticleHighlights from National Prevention Week 2015
National Prevention Week took place in May 2015. As SAMHSA held its press event highlighting the importance of prevention, communities and organizations around the nation celebrated and participated to...
View ArticleWinners of the 2015 Voice Awards
The 10th anniversary of SAMHSA’s Voice Awards took place on August 13 and the star-studded recognition included actors Wayne Brady and Brittany Snow who were recognized with SAMHSA’s Special...
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Recovery Month 2016 Roundup
Every year Recovery Month is celebrated to recognize that prevention works, treatment is effective, and people recover. Recovery Month also marks the annual release of the National Survey on Drug Use...
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Olympians Phelps and Schmitt Join with SAMHSA to Promote Children’s Mental...
Olympic medalists Michael Phelps and Allison Schmitt served as honorary chairs for SAMHSA’s National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day event on May 4. Both have experienced depression and...
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“Making Each Day Count” for Prevention Week
Pictured at the Prevention Week 2017 Kickoff Event from SAMHSA are Frances M. Harding, Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention and Kana Enomoto, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for...
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SAMHSA Celebrates Recovery Month
Every September, as a part of National Recovery Month, SAMHSA celebrates people who have achieved long-term recovery from mental and substance use disorders and those who provide treatment and recovery...
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