Programs & Campaigns

SAMHSA’s programs and campaigns offer information, training, and technical assistance to improve the quality and delivery of behavioral health services across the nation.

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Behavioral Health EquityThe Office of Behavioral Health Equity (OBHE) works to reduce mental health and substance use disparities and improve access to...
BRSS TACSIn 2011, SAMHSA launched the Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale Technical Assistance Center Strategy (BRSS TACS) to promote the...
CAPTSAMHSA’s Center for the Application of Prevention Technologies (CAPT) is a national substance abuse prevention training and...
Center of Excellence for IECMHCThe Center of Excellence for IECMHC helps communities support the success of the next generation by increasing access to evidence...
Children's Mental HealthThe Caring for Every Child's Mental Health Campaign seeks to raise awareness about the importance of children's mental...
Community ConversationsCommunity Conversations About Mental Health provides information on holding a community dialogue that builds awareness and...
Drug-free Workplace ProgramsDrug-free workplace programs are comprehensive programs that address illicit drug use by federal employees and in federally...
DTACDTAC helps states, U.S. territories, tribes, and local providers plan for and respond to behavioral health needs after a disaster.
EBP Web GuideThe Evidence-Based Practices (EBP) Web Guide features research findings and details about EBPs used to prevent and treat mental...
Faith-based and Community InitiativesFBCI is a model for how effective partnerships can be created between federal programs and faith-based and community...
GAINS CenterThe GAINS Center focuses on expanding access to services for people with mental and/or substance use disorders who come into...
Hable. Ellos escuchan.La campaña nacional patrocinada por SAMHSA para la prevención del consumo de alcohol entre menores de edad ayuda a los padres y a...
Homelessness Programs and ResourcesLearn how SAMHSA programs and resources support preventing and ending homelessness among people with mental and/or substance use...
KAPKAP supports the professional development of behavioral health workers and provides information and resources on best practices.
Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT)Medication-assisted treatment (MAT), including opioid treatment programs (OTPs), combines behavioral therapy and medications to...
Million Hearts InitiativeSAMHSA has joined in the Million Hearts® initiative to prevent 1 million heart attacks and strokes by 2017.
Minority Fellowship Program (MFP)The Minority Fellowship Program (MFP) aims to reduce health disparities and improve behavioral health care outcomes for racial...
National Child Traumatic Stress InitiativeSAMHSA’s National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI) improves treatment and services for children, adolescents, and...
National Prevention WeekNational Prevention Week is an annual health observance dedicated to increasing public awareness of, and action around, mental...
Native ConnectionsSAMHSA’s Native Connections grant program aims to reduce suicidal behavior and substance use and promote mental health among...
NCTICNCTIC works to eliminate the use of seclusion, restraints, and other coercive practices and to develop the knowledge base on...
Now Is The Time Technical Assistance CenterThe NITT-TA Center is the national training and technical assistance (T/TA) center for states, communities, and local education...
NREPPSAMHSA’s National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices (NREPP) promotes the adoption of scientifically established...
NTTACNTTAC provides states, tribes, and communities with training and technical assistance (TTA) on children’s behavioral health, with...
PFRPFR offers technical support and information to those who deliver services to people with substance use and co-occurring mental...
Recovery MonthRecovery Month promotes the societal benefits of prevention, treatment, and recovery for mental and substance use disorders;...
Recovery to PracticeRecovery to Practice (RTP) helps behavioral health and general healthcare practitioners improve delivery of recovery-oriented...
Safe Schools/Healthy Students (SS/HS)SS/HS is a collaborative effort and comprehensive model to promote mental health among students and create safe and secure...
SAMHSA-HRSACIHS is a national training and technical assistance center that promotes the development of integrated primary and behavioral...
SBIRTSBIRT is an approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment to people with substance use disorders and those at risk...
Section 223 Demonstration Program for Certified Community Behavioral Health ClinicsSection 223 of the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA) helps states establish certified community behavioral health clinics...
Semana de Prevención La Semana Nacional de Prevención es un evento anual de salud apoyado por SAMHSA, el cual busca concientizar al público y generar...
SMVF TA CenterThe SMVF TA Center works with states and territories to strengthen their behavioral health systems for service members, veterans...
SOAR Technical Assistance (TA) CenterSSI/SSDI Outreach, Access, and Recovery (SOAR) increases access to Social Security disability benefits for people experiencing or...
SynarSAMHSA oversees implementation of the Synar Amendment, which requires states to have laws prohibiting the sale and distribution...
The Power of Language and PortrayalsThis series of webcasts educates the news and entertainment media about the best terminology and language to use, as well as how...
TLOA ImplementationThe Office of Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse (OIASA) and its federal partners provide tribes with prevention and treatment...
Too Smart To StartToo Smart To Start helps prevent underage alcohol use by offering strategies and materials for youth, teens, families, educators...
Tribal Training and Technical Assistance CenterThe Tribal Training and Technical Assistance (TTA) Center provides TTA on mental and substance use disorders, suicide prevention...
Underage DrinkingSAMHSA's underage drinking prevention campaign helps parents and caregivers start talking to their children early about the...
Voice AwardsThe Voice Awards program honors consumer/peer/family leaders and television and film professionals who educate the public about...
Wellness InitiativeSAMHSA’s Wellness Initiative raises awareness of health disparities among people with serious mental and/or substance use...
Women, Children, and FamiliesFind current SAMHSA and other government agency resources on addressing the behavioral health and recovery of women and their...