SAMHSA Publications

• Behavioral Health, United States, 2012 provides in-depth information regarding the current status of the mental health and substance abuse field.
• Professional and research publication topics such as Training & Continuing Education and Workforce Development include titles for, or related to, behavioral health professionals and peers.
• SAMHSA’s Action Plan for Behavioral Health Workforce Development – 2007 (PDF | 1.9 MB) reviews workforce issues and identifies recommendations for goals, objectives, and action steps for strengthening the behavioral health workforce.

Evidence-Based and Best Practices

• SAMHSA’s homelessness programs and resources support preventing and ending homelessness among people with mental and/or substance use disorders
  • Resources on case management
  • Resources on self-care for providers
• The Evidence-Based Practices Resource Center is a searchable online registry of mental health and substance abuse interventions reviewed and rated by independent reviewers.

National Strategies and Initiatives

• Now Is The Time is committed to protecting our children and our communities by reducing gun violence and increasing access to mental health services.
• Partners for Recovery (PFR) offers technical support services and information to those in the field who deliver prevention, treatment, and recovery services to individuals with substance use and co-occurring mental health conditions.

Workforce Partners

Service Providers

• American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)
• American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD)
• American Association of Community Psychiatrists (AACP)
• American Psychiatric Association (APA)
• American Psychological Association (APA)
• American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
• Association for Addiction Professionals (NAADAC)
• Coalition on Physician Education in Substance Use Disorders (COPE)
• National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD)
• National Council of Urban Indian Health (NCUIH)
• National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

Government Agencies (or Government Affiliated)

• Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)
• Department of Defense (DOD)
• Department of Education (ED)
• Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)
    • National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
    • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
    • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
  • Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
• Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
• Faces & Voices of Recovery (FAVR)
• HOSA-Future Health Professionals (HOSA)
• Indian Health Service (IHS)
• International Certification and Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC)
• Mental Health America (MHA)
• National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC)
• National Association of County Behavioral Health & Developmental Disability Directors (NACBHDD)
• National Association of Historically Black Colleges & Universities (NAHBCU)
• National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD)
• National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD)
• National Council for Behavioral Health (National Council)
• Office of National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC)
• U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)

Technical Assistance

• Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) Network
• BHbusiness Plus
• Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS)
• Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) Technical Assistance Tools
• SAMHSA’s GAINS Center for Behavioral Health and Justice Transformation

Training and Education

• HRSA Loans & Scholarships
• KAP E-Learning
• Quick Guide for Clinical Supervisors, Based on TIP 52 – 2013
• Quick Guide for Administrators, Based on TIP 52 – 2013
• SAMHSA-HRSA Center for Integrated Health Solutions (CIHS)
  • Education & Training
  • Training: Webinars

Training and Education Videos

• State Solutions In Workforce: Innovations in Developing the Behavioral Health Workforce (Video | 59:22)
  This is the first presentation in a quarterly series on State Solutions in the Workforce hosted by SAMHSA, the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN), the Annapolis Coalition, the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) and the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD). In this presentation, BHECN shares their innovative ideas around solving their behavioral health provider shortage challenge. (September 7, 2016)
• State Solutions In Workforce Series: Innovations In Developing Behavioral Health Workforce (Part II) (Video | 52:23)
  State Solutions In Workforce Series: Innovations In Developing Behavioral Health Workforce (Part II) – This is the second presentation in a quarterly series on State Solutions in the Workforce hosted by SAMHSA, the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN), the Annapolis Coalition, the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD), and the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD). In this presentation, Dr. Hoge from the Annapolis Coalition discusses the current behavioral health workforce transformation in the state of Connecticut. (January 25, 2017).
• State Solutions in Workforce: Growing Alaska’s Future Behavioral Health Professionals (PART III)(Video | 49:02)
  This is the third presentation in a quarterly series on State Solutions in the Workforce hosted by SAMHSA, the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN), the Annapolis Coalition, the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD), and the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD). In this presentation, Dr. Hoge from the Annapolis Coalition and members of the Alaska Healthcare Workforce Coalition regarding behavioral health workforce transformation throughout Alaska. (April 19, 2017).
• State Solutions in Workforce: Massachusetts Department of Public Health Bureau of Substance Abuse Services (BSAS) Careers of Substance Website (Video | 52:03)
  This is the fourth presentation in a quarterly series on State Solutions in Workforce hosted by SAMHSA, the Behavioral Health Education Center of Nebraska (BHECN), the Annapolis Coalition, the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD) and the National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors (NASADAD). In this presentation, the Massachusetts Department of Public Health Bureau of Substance Abuse Services shares an overview of their Careers of Substance Website. (July 19, 2017)
• Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center: Projects Underway to Strengthen our Behavioral Health Workforce (Video | 57:23)
  Join SAMHSA, HRSA and University of Michigan to learn about new and continuing projects through the Behavioral Health Workforce Research Center. (June 29, 2016)
• Webinar: Enhancing Behavioral Workforce through the HRSA Nurse Corp Program (Video | 1:04:03)
  This webinar is designed to provide an overview of the purpose and impact of the Nurse Corps Program and outline the basic eligibility, financial benefits, and service requirements of the two major Nurse Corps Programs: Loan Repayment and Scholarships.