SAMHSA recently welcomed Peter J.
Delany, Ph.D., L.C.S.W.-C., as the
new Director of the Agency’s
Office of Applied Studies (OAS).
Dr. Delany oversees the Office’s
broad-based effort to collaborate
within SAMHSA and with other experts
on issues such as outcome monitoring,
epidemiology, and biostatistics.
OAS is the primary source of national
data on the prevalence, treatment,
and consequences of substance abuse
in the United States. OAS collects
data on mental health issues as well
as information on drug-related emergency
room visits and drug-related deaths.
OAS is also the national source of
information on the location, organization,
and capacity of providers.
Prior to his current appointment,
Dr. Delany served as Program Director
for Health Services Research in the
Division of Treatment & Recovery
Research at the National Institute
on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
at the National Institutes of Health
(NIH).
Dr. Delany also has served as
the Deputy Director of the Division
of Epidemiology, Services, and Prevention
Research at the National Institute
on Drug Abuse (NIDA) at NIH. He participated
in the National Criminal Justice Drug
Abuse Treatment Studies Program Cooperative
as a collaborating scientist.
A Commissioned Officer in the U.S.
Public Health Service, Dr. Delany
is a practicing clinical social worker.
He maintains staff privileges at the
National Naval Medical Center, Bethesda,
MD.
For more information about SAMHSA’s
Office of Applied Studies, visit www.oas.samhsa.gov.
