About SAMHSA Data
The Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ), within SAMHSA, serves as the federal government's leading source for behavioral health data, statistics, and research. As an OMB-designated Federal Statistical Unit, CBHSQ collects, analyzes, and disseminates data on mental health, substance use, treatment services, and behavioral health outcomes. Through national surveys, program evaluations, administrative data collections, and research initiatives, CBHSQ provides evidence-based information that informs policy, advances research, and supports public health decision-making to improve behavioral health outcomes nationwide.
Mission and Values
Our mission as a Federal Statistical Unit is to provide current behavioral health data, research, and evaluation findings to practitioners, health promotion specialists, policymakers, and the public. CBHSQ ensures that reliable, accurate, timely, and credible behavioral health data are accessible and used by all communities and stakeholders.
Our vision is to collect, disseminate, promote, and protect reliable, valid, and equitable behavioral health data that will inform SAMHSA policies and programs and advance the quality of behavioral health treatment, prevention, and recovery among communities in need.
Scientific Integrity
As an OMB Federal Statistical Unit, we embrace a common set of professional standards and operational practices designed to ensure the quality, integrity, and credibility of our statistical activities.
Offices
As one of the 16 Recognized Statistical Agencies and Units, CBHSQ has four fundamental responsibilities:
- producing and disseminating relevant and timely statistical information;
- conducting credible and accurate statistical activities;
- conducting objective statistical activities; and
- protecting the trust of information providers by ensuring the confidentiality and exclusive statistical use of their responses.
CBHSQ also implements the Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act and advances evaluation, performance measurement, and evidence-based decision-making. Data is disseminated through the SAMHSA Data Webpages.
Provides leadership to all overarching activities within CBHSQ.
Supports CBHSQ' s implementation of programs and policies.
Provides centralized planning and management of program evaluation across SAMHSA.
Data Systems
Programs Building and Applying Evidence
CBHSQ provides centralized planning and management of SAMHSA programs, systemic evidence review of SAMHSA evaluations, and oversight of quality improvement.
CBHSQ also provides oversight of performance measurement and management, SAMHSA's Performance Accountability & Reporting System (SPARS), evidence plans and quality measures, reports of ongoing and planned evidence activities and evaluations, and implementation of data-driven recommendations.
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