The purpose of this guidance is to assist State and community planners in applying the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA's) Strategic Prevention Framework (SPF) to identify and select evidence-based interventions that address local needs and reduce substance abuse problems.

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Date Added: 11/15/09
Inventory #: SMA09-4205

Bilingual (English/Spanish) wallet card provides the phone number for SAMHSA's 24-hour free and confidential treatment referral line for those struggling with drug and/or alcohol addiction.

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Date Added: 11/15/09
Inventory #: SMA09-4465

Spanish-language poster offers the phone number for SAMHSA's 24-hour free and confidential treatment referral line for those struggling with drug and/or alcohol addiction.

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Date Added: 11/15/09
Inventory #: SMA09-4457

Combined 2006 to 2008 data indicate that an average of 425,000 persons aged 12 or older (0.17 percent) used a needle to inject heroin, cocaine, methamphetamine, or other stimulants during the past year.

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Date Added: 11/15/09
Inventory #: NSDUH09-1029

This report summarizes existing estimates of the cost of substance abuse and its damaging consequences. These cost estimates are used to evaluate the benefits of prevention in existing cost-benefit analyses and are available for use in new analyses. The estimates reviewed highlight the total annual cost of substance abuse from a number of perspectives including social cost and the direct costs to State government. The social perspective includes everyone's costs and benefits: People who abuse substances, family members, the general public, communities, and all level of government (Federal, State, and local).

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Date Added: 11/01/09
Inventory #: SMA07-4298

This Technical Assistance Guide, "What are Recovery Support Services," describes the types of social support that individuals in recovery from addiction can provide to others. The therapeutic value of the shared experience of addiction and recovery from addiction is explained, as well as the four types of social support that facilitate recovery and help prevent relapse

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Date Added: 11/01/09
Inventory #: SMA09-4454

The State and Local Financing News Pulse includes the week’s top state and local health care financing news related specifically to substance abuse and mental health.

Date Added: 11/15/09

"Recovery: A Philosophy of Hope and Resilience" describes recovery as the process of personal transformation that is a different experience for each person. This issue of SAMHSA News highlights recovery-related programs at the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) and also four new white papers on related research, lessons learned, and case studies.
For your next grant-seeking effort, a must read is “How To Write a Winning Proposal” with expert advice to help you boost your chances.
For clinicians, Treatment Improvement Protocol #49 is reviewed as well as Technical Assistance Publication #31 on how to integrate evidence-based practices into treatment programs.
Suicide awareness updates include information about a national study that examines thoughts and behaviors, and a new booklet helps funeral directors better serve survivors of suicide loss.

Date Added: 11/15/09

Join us in thanking our Nation’s veterans this week and in sharing these resources with those who need them.

Date Added: 11/15/09

The National Financing News Pulse includes the week’s top national health care financing news related specifically to substance abuse and mental health.

Date Added: 11/15/09

SAMHSA is presenting at the 137th Annual American Public Health Association Meeting and Exposition in Philadelphia, PA, November 7–11, 2009. The APHA Annual Meeting is the oldest and largest gathering of health professionals in the world and is the premier public health education forum.

Date Added: 11/15/09

Campaign Launches To Sound Alarm About the Misuse of Prescription Drugs Among Teens (11/5)

SAMHSA Is Accepting Applications for More Than $39.6 Million in Grants To Help People Transition From the Criminal Justice System to the Community (11/4)

SAMHSA Accepting Applications for FY 2010 Grants To Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity in Targeted Areas of Need—Local Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care (11/4)

New Report Shows That the Safe Schools/Healthy Students Initiative Can Reduce Violence and Promote Safer Schools (11/3)

Date Added: 11/01/09

There are no observances in November.

There are no upcoming observances in December.

Talk About Prescriptions Month (October 1 - 31)

• The Abuse of Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drugs
• Talking to Your Patients About Prescription Drug Abuse
• Substance Abuse Treatment Advisory: OxyContin Prescription Drug Abuse- 2008 Revision
• The NSDUH Report: Trends in Nonmedical Use of Prescription Pain Relievers: 2002 to 2007 (PDF) (264 KB)

National Mental Illness Awareness Week (October 5 - 11)
World Mental Health Day (October 10)

• Building Bridges: Mental Health Consumers and Primary Health Care Representatives in Dialogue
• Eliminating Barriers for Learning: It's Part of our Classroom CD
• National Consensus Statement on Mental Health Recovery
• Family Guide to Systems of Care for Children With Mental Health Needs