SAMHSA Region IX
90 7th Street, 8th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94103
415-437-7600
Emily.Williams@samhsa.hhs.gov
- National Resources
- Behavioral Health Barometer: United States, Volume 4, 2015 (PDF | 1.3 MB)
- Behavioral Health Barometer: State Barometers, 2015
- Behavioral Health Barometer: HHS Region 9, 2014 (PDF | 3 MB)
Captain Emily Williams, LCSW-PIP, BCD is the Regional Administrator for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration in U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Region IX. Her career has focused on underserved populations and has spanned more than 20 years of service delivery of Behavioral health services within the Indian Health Service and DOD. From working as a clinician in remote clinics to standing up an telephone Outreach Center for Active Duty family members and Veterans her ability to work with individuals and communities has strengthened the suicide prevention and crisis response in local, state and national arenas.
Since her commission as a United States Public Health Service officer in 2004, CAPT Williams has served a central role in conceptualizing, developing, and training federal mental health disaster response teams within the USPHS. She has served as a team leader and deployed to numerous public health emergencies including hurricanes, multiple Tribal behavioral health emergencies, the 2010 American Samoan Tsunami and coordinated deployments to assist hospitals with accreditation support.
She resides in Alameda, CA with her family.
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