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• Statement from SAMHSA PDAS Dr. Art Kleinschmidt on $2M Award for Pilot Program to Help Homeless People with Mental Illness and SUDs get into Treatment
• Statement from SAMHSA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Dr. Art Kleinschmidt on $19M Award to Build Housing Capacity to Help Homeless People with Serious Mental Illness
• SAMHSA Statement on 988 Press 3 Option

• Best Practices for Implementing the Continuum of Crisis Services Under Medicaid and CHIP (PDF | 682 KB)
• Executive Order on Ending Crime and Disorder on America's Streets (PDF | 208 KB)
• Benzodiazepine Use in Older Adults (PDF | 301 KB)

• 988 Appropriations Report (PDF | 879 KB)
• 2021 Report to Congress on the State Opioid Response Grants (SOR) (PDF | 523 KB)

• 42 CFR Part 8 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking - Frequently Asked Questions
• Coronavirus (Covid-19)

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