Speeches, presentations, and blog posts by Elinore F. McCance-Katz, MD, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, on issues relating to behavioral health. Presentations by Dr. McCance-Katz Interdepartmental Serious Mental Illness Coordinating Committee (ISMICC) SAMHSA Update: Behavioral Health Issues and COVID-19 (September 29, 2020) Slide presentation (PDF | 770 KB) and (PPT | 401 KB) The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH): 2019 (September 11, 2020) Video of presentation (1 hour 23 minutes) Slide presentation (PDF | 4.9 MB) and (PPT | 4 MB) SAMHSA's 16th Annual Prevention Day (February 3, 2020) The Importance of Prevention in a Changing Landscape (PDF | 2.5 MB) and (PPT | 3 MB) Mental Health Association of Essex and Morris County (October 4, 2019) Substance Use Issues and Serious Mental Illness in the United States: An Update from SAMHSA (PDF | 2.7 MB) and (PPT | 37.1 MB) American Psychiatric Association: The Mental Health Conference (September 23, 2019) Best Practices in Substance Use Disorders: The Importance of Integrated Care (PDF | 2.1 MB) and (PPT | 1.5 MB) The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH): 2018 (August 20, 2019) Video of presentation (45 minutes) Slide presentation (PDF | 1.8 MB) and (PPT | 1.7 MB) Initiative to Eradicate HIV: SAMHSA's Role (June 26, 2019) Presentation (PDF | 126 KB) California Mental Health Advocates for Children and Youth (CMHACY) 2019 (May 17, 2019) Mental Health and Substance Use Challenges to Our Youth: A Call to Action (PPT | 3.2 MB) National Prevention Week 2019 Kick-Off (May 8, 2019) Video of kick-off (3 minutes) RX Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit (April 22, 2019) The Opioid Crisis: Next Steps (PDF | 1.1 MB) and (PPT | 929 KB) National Update on the State of Addiction (March 22, 2019) Video of presentation (42 minutes) Urgent and Emerging Issues in Prevention: Marijuana, Kratom, E-cigarettes - SAMHSA Prevention Day (February 4, 2019) Video of closing remarks (50 minutes) Slide presentation (PDF | 2.9 MB) and (PPT | 4 MB) The National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH): 2017 (September 13, 2018) Video of presentation (52 minutes, 10 seconds) Slide presentation (PDF | 2.9 MB) and (PPT | 5.7 MB) Hearing on 21st Century Cures Implementation: Examining Mental Health Initiatives - House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health (July 19, 2018) Hearing transcript (PDF | 304 KB) Changing Focus: The Right to Treatment of Serious Mental Illness (April 16, 2018) Slide presentation (PDF | 456 KB) SAMHSA/HHS: An Update on the Opioid Crisis (March 14, 2018) Slide presentation (PDF | 456 KB) The Key Role of Prevention in Addressing the Current Landscape of Substance Use in America: A Perspective (February 5, 2018) Slide presentation (PDF | 1.1 MB)