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Welcome to the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD), home to the only member organization representing state executives responsible for the $36.7 billion public mental health service delivery system serving 6.8 million people annually in all 50 states, 4 territories, and the District of Columbia. NASMHPD operates under a cooperative agreement with the National Governors Association.

We invite you to learn about us and view our mission, vision and guiding values.

What's New

Latest Publications: Report on "Medicaid Expansion Impacts", "Deaf and Trauma Paper," "Too Significant to Fail" and many more.

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Preventing Suicide: A Toolkit for High Schools — Developed by NASMHPD and EDC through SAMHSA sponsorship

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Using the ADA to Promote Community Integration — Former commissioner Zelia Baugh's testifimony before a senate subcommittee

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