SAMHSA Hosts HBCU Conference
The 8th Annual Lonnie E. Mitchell National Historically
Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Conference, funded by SAMHSA, convened
in Washington, DC, in April.
The conference was sponsored through a SAMHSA grant
to Morehouse School of Medicine, in partnership with
all 104 HBCUs.
This year's theme, "The Time is Now! Moving the
Issues of Substance Abuse and Mental Health to the Forefront
of Society," presented participants with the opportunity
to focus on the community impact of substance abuse and
mental health.
In his keynote address, H. Westley Clark, M.D., J.D.,
M.P.H., Director of SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse
Treatment (CSAT), said communities should be "invested
in tomorrow."
The conference assists HBCUs in developing strategies
to deal with alcohol and drug abuse problems facing the
local, state, and national population.
The conference continues the legacy and work of the
late Lonnie E. Mitchell, Ph.D., M.A., an esteemed educator,
administrator, and psychotherapist. For more information
on the conference, visit www.msm.edu/lem.
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