Practitioner Training

SAMHSA's practitioner training offers tools, training, and technical assistance to practitioners in the fields of mental health and substance use disorders.

Technical Training Assistance Centers

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Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTC)

The ATTCs support national and regional activities focused on preparing tools needed by practitioners to improve the…

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Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy

Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) advances effective recovery…
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CCBHC State Technical Assistance Center

Helping States Ensure Access to Coordinated Comprehensive Behavioral Health Care SAMHSA’s Certified Community…
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Crisis Systems Response Training and Technical Assistance

The Crisis Systems Response Training and Technical Assistance Center (CSR-TTAC) provides support to states, territories…
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Disaster Technical Assistance Center (DTAC)

SAMHSA DTAC helps states, U.S. territories, tribes, and local providers plan for and respond to mental health and…
SAMHSA's GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation

GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation

The GAINS Center focuses on expanding access to services for people with mental and/or substance use disorders who come…
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Homeless and Housing Resource Center

The Homeless and Housing Resource Center (HHRC) was established by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services…
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Mental Health Technology Transfer Centers (MHTTC)

The MHTTCs work with organizations and treatment practitioners involved in the delivery of mental health services to…

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National Center on Substance Abuse and Child Welfare (NCSACW)

NCSACW is a national resource center providing information, expert consultation, training and technical assistance to…
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National Family Support Technical Assistance Center (NFSTAC)

The National Family Support Technical Assistance Center (NFSTAC) is the nation’s first Substance Abuse and Mental…
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National Institutes of Health (NIH) Training Resources

As the nation’s medical research agency, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) offers multiple training opportunities.
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National Technical Assistance Centers for Mental Health Recovery

The National Technical Assistance Centers for Mental Health Recovery (also known as the National Consumer and Consumer-…
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National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Child, Youth, and Family Mental Health (NTTAC)

NTTAC provides states, tribes, and communities with training and technical assistance (TTA) on children’s behavioral…
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National Training and Technical Assistance Center for Early Serious Mental Illness

Support for individuals and families, providers, and community partners. The National Training and Technical…

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Prevention Technology Transfer Centers (PTTC)

The PTTCs develop and disseminate tools and strategies needed to improve the quality of substance abuse prevention…

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Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS)

The Providers Clinical Support System (PCSS) is a SAMHSA funded national training program on substance use disorder…

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Providers Clinical Support System - Medications for Alcohol Use Disorders (PCSS-MAUD)

The Providers Clinical Support System - Medications for Alcohol Use Disorders (PCSS-MAUD) is a SAMSHA funded national…
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Providers Clinical Support System - Medications for Opioid Use Disorders (PCSS-MOUD)

The Providers Clinical Support System - Medications for Opioid Use Disorders (PCSS-MOUD) is a SAMSHA funded national…
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Providers Clinical Support System–Universities (PCSS-Universities)

The education and training programs developed by the PCSS-Universities provide insight and best-practices for other…

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Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Regional Centers (ROTA-R)

The purpose of the ROTA-R is to develop and disseminate training and technical assistance addressing opioid and…

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SAMHSA Program to Advance Recovery Knowledge

Equity. Recovery. Lived Experience. SAMHSA Program to Advance Recovery Knowledge (SPARK) is a national technical…
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SAMHSA’s Serious Mental Illness Training and Technical Assistance Center (SMI TTAC)

SAMHSA’s Serious Mental Illness Training and Technical Assistance Center (SMI TTAC) provides essential tools, training…
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Service Members, Veterans, and their Families Technical Assistance (SMVF TA) Center

SAMHSA’s SMVF TA Center serves as a national resource to support states, territories, and local communities in…
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SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR)

SSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) increases access to Social Security disability benefits for people…
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State Opioid Response/Tribal Opioid Response Technical Assistance (SOR/TOR-TA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) funded the State Opioid Response / Tribal Opioid…
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Strategic Prevention Technical Assistance Center (SPTAC)

SAMHSA’s Strategic Prevention Technical Assistance Center (SPTAC) is a SAMHSA national training and technical…
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Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC)

The Suicide Prevention Resource Center (SPRC) provides a virtual learning lab designed to help state- and community-…
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Technology Transfer Centers (TTC) Program

The purpose of the Technology Transfer Centers (TTC) is to develop and strengthen the specialized behavioral healthcare…
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Tribal Training and Technical Assistance Center

The Tribal Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Center offers TTA on mental and substance use disorders, suicide…

Centers of Excellence

African American Behavioral Health Center of Excellence

African American Behavioral Health Center of Excellence

Responding to the urgent need for greater equity and effectiveness in behavioral health services for African Americans…
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American Indian and Alaska Native Behavioral Health Center of Excellence

The purpose of the AIAN CoE program is to establish a CoE to advance the behavioral health equity of American Indians…
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Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (AANHPI-CoE)

The purpose of this Center of Excellence (CoE) is to advance the behavioral health equity of AA, NH, and PI…

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Center of Excellence for Building Capacity in Nursing Facilities to Care for Residents with Behavioral Health Conditions

This Center is expected to support focused resource development and dissemination, training and technical assistance…

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Center of Excellence for Protected Health Information (CoE-PHI)

Cicatelli Associates Inc. in partnership with the Legal Action Center (LAC) received a five years grant from SAMHSA in…
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Center of Excellence on Social Media and Mental Wellbeing (SMMW-CoE)

This Center is expected to develop and disseminate information, guidance, and training on the impact of children and…

Engage, Educate, Empower for Equity: E4 Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Disparities in Aging

Engage, Educate, Empower for Equity: E4 Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Disparities in Aging

The mission of the E4 Center is to engage, empower, and educate health care providers and community-based organizations…
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Hispanic/Latino Behavioral Health Center of Excellence

The purpose of this Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (CoE) is to advance the behavioral health equity of Hispanic…
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Historically Black Colleges and Universities Center of Excellence in Behavioral Health

This program recruits students to careers in the behavioral health field to address mental and substance use disorders…
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LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity Center of Excellence

The Center of Excellence on LGBTQ+ Behavioral Health Equity (CoE LGBTQ+ BHE) will provide behavioral health…
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National Center of Excellence for Eating Disorders (NCEED)

SAMHSA has awarded the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to implement the NCEED.
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National Center of Excellence for Integrated Health Solutions

This Center is the home of the newest evidence-based resources, tools and support for organizations working to…

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National Center of Excellence for Tobacco-Free Recovery (National Center-TFR)

SAMHSA awarded a five-year grant to CAI to maintain the National Center-TFR.
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Peer Recovery Center of Excellence

The Peer Recovery Center of Excellence is a peer-led national center that provides training and technical assistance…