SAMHSA: Transforming Mental Health Care in America - Federal Action Agenda 2005

TRANSFORMING MENTAL HEALTH CARE IN AMERICA

The Federal Action Agenda: First Steps

Appendix B

Acronym List

Acronym	Defintion
ACF	Administration for Children and Families
ADA	Americans with Disabilities Act
AHRQ	Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
AOA	Administration on Aging
ASPE	Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation
BPHC	Bureau of Primary Health Care
CDC	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CMHS	Center for Mental Health Services
CMS	Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
COSIG	Co-occurring State Incentive Grant
DOJ	U.S. Department of Justice
DOL	U.S. Department of Labor
ED	U.S. Department of Education
EPSDT	Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment
HELP	Hotline Evaluation and Linkage Program
HHS	U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HIPAA	Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HRSA	Health Resources and Services Administration
HUD	U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
IDEA	Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IHS	Indian Health Service
NAMI	National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
NHII	National Health Information Infrastructure
NIAAA	National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
NIDA	National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIH	National Institutes of Health
NIMH	National Institute of Mental Health
NREPP	National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices
OCR	Office for Civil Rights
OD	Office on Disability
ODEP	Office of Disability Employment Policy
ONCHIT	Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology
OJJ	Office of Juvenile Justice
OJP	Office of Justice Programs
OPHS	Office of Public Health and Science
OPM	U.S. Office of Personnel Management
ORR	Office of Refugee Resettlement
PAIMI	Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness
PTSD	Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
RFA	Request for Applications
SAMHSA	Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SCHIP	State Children's Health Insurance Program
SPRC	Suicide Prevention Resource Center
SSA	Social Security Administration
SSI	Supplemental Security Income
SSDI	Social Security Disability Insurance
TCE	Targeted Capacity Expansion
TEFRA	Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act
VA	Department of Veterans Affairs
WICHE	Western Interstate Commission on Higher Education

File Date: 8/25/2006