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CBHSQ Staff and Office Information

Office of the Director (OD)

CAPT Christopher Jones, Pharm.D., Dr.P.H., M.P.H., Acting Director

The Office of the Director provides leadership to all overarching activities within CBHSQ including planning, directing, administering, coordinating plans, directs, administers, coordinates, and evaluates the effectiveness of CBHSQ data-related activities. The OD also ensures that CBHSQ data collection, analytic activities, dissemination activities, and evaluation efforts are consistent with SAMHSA’s mission and priorities. The OD leads the implementation of the SAMHSA Data Strategy through the Data Governance Board.

 

Office of Program Analysis and Coordination (OPAC)

Lindsey Gonzales, MSW, Director

The Office of Program Analysis and Coordination supports the Center’s implementation of programs and policies by providing guidance in the administration, analysis, planning, and coordination of the Center’s programs, consistent with agency priorities.

 

Office of Treatment Services (OTS)

Suparna Das, Ph.D., Director

The Office of Treatment Services leads national data collection, statistical analysis, and dissemination of results, including the conduct of applied research, that specializes in use behavioral health treatment. OTS collects, analyzes, and disseminates the information collected through the Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) and the Behavioral Health Services Information System (BHSIS).

DAWN is a nationwide public health surveillance system to monitor emergency department visits related to recent substance use, including those related to opioids. Authorized by the 21st Century Cures Act, this program provides vital information on emerging substance use trends across the country. The key objectives of DAWN are to provide timely data and serve as an early warning system that identifies emerging and novel psychoactive substances and/or combinations of substances; and provide national estimates.

BHSIS collects information on nationwide behavioral health treatment systems that connect people with substance use and mental health treatment services. BHSIS is comprised of the following data sets:

 

Office of Population Surveys (OPS)

Jennifer Hoenig, Ph.D., MPH, Director

The Office of Population Surveys plans, develops, and manages the National Surveys on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). NSDUH provides nationally representative data on the use of tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs; substance use disorders; receipt of substance use treatment; mental health issues; and the use of mental health services among the civilian, noninstitutionalized population aged 12 or older in the United States. NSDUH estimates allow researchers, clinicians, policymakers, and the public to better understand and improve the nation’s behavioral health.

Each year, OPS produces data products showcasing NSDUH data. These products include the NSDUH annual report, annual detailed tables, annual Methodological Summary and Definitions Report, and other assorted methodological files in our Methodological Resource Book (MRB). All of these files are linked off of the main NSDUH webpage.

 

Office of Evaluation (OE)

Nicole Scott, MPH, Director

The Office of Evaluation (OE) is responsible for providing centralized planning and management of program evaluation across SAMHSA1. OE is responsible for the development and update of the Policy and Procedure (P&P) Evaluation of SAMHSA Programs and Policies. OE also manages the SAMHSA Performance Accountability and Reporting System (SPARS), an online data entry, reporting, technical assistance, and training system to support grantees in reporting data as required by the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA).