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Press Announcements

08/20/19
From HHS
SAMHSA's Annual Mental Health, Substance Use Data Provide Roadmap for Future Action

08/04/19
The Disaster Distress Helpline 1-800-985-5990 provides immediate crisis counseling to people affected by today’s mass shooting at an El Paso, Texas, Walmart

08/03/19
The Disaster Distress Helpline 1-800-985-5990 provides immediate crisis counseling to people affected by today’s mass shooting at a Dayton, Ohio, Ned Peppers bar

SAMHSA in the News

03/29/19SAMHSA Works to Connect Americans to Treatment for Opioid-Use Disorder by Elinore McCance-Katz, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance UseMediaPlanet

02/04/19HHS official wants states to know the risks of pot legalizationModern Healthcare

12/20/18America’s Mental-Health Policy Quietly ImprovesNational Review

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Last Updated: 09/24/2014