Take Action during National Prevention Week – Promote Mental, Emotional, and...
Written By: Frances M. Harding, Director, Center for Substance Abuse PreventionMental, emotional, and behavioral (MEB) health is the overall psychological well-being of individuals and includes the...
View ArticleSAMHSA's Project LAUNCH
A recent column in the New York Times by David Brooks (“The Psych Approach,” Sept. 27, 2012) provides key insight on how children who experience serious difficulties in youth, such as experiencing...
View ArticleLive Healthy During Substance Abuse Prevention Month and Beyond
Written By: Pamela S. Hyde, J.D., Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministratorHealth care is one of the most prominent subjects in our nation’s discourse. When our...
View ArticleJoin the Great American Smokeout on November 21!
Tobacco use continues to be the largest cause of disease and premature death in the United States, yet nearly one in five Americans still smoke. Individuals with mental or substance use disorders smoke...
View ArticleLights, Camera, Action: A Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Latest “Talk. They...
By: Robert M. Vincent, M.S.Ed., Public Health Analyst, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)The Substance Abuse and Mental Health...
View ArticleTaking a Stand Against Bullying
Bullying is unwanted, aggressive behavior among school-aged children that involves a real or perceived power imbalance and that may be repeated over time. Both children who are bullied and who bully...
View ArticleFamily Acceptance of LGBT Young People Leads to Better Behavioral Health...
We both grew up in a time and a place where coming out of the closet, for many people, was a risky proposition. While we were both lucky enough to have the support of many of our loved ones, others...
View ArticleThe Power of Prevention
SAMHSA’s National Suicide Prevention Lifeline answered over 1 million calls in 2013. One of those calls was from a 15-year old named Jackie. Later, after her crisis had passed, she contacted us....
View ArticleLiving in the Now: Mindfulness in Behavioral Health
How many times today have you worried about something that happened days or weeks ago, or something that might happen to you tomorrow? Life is so fast-paced; it can be difficult to live in the moment....
View ArticleSummertime Wellness
People with severe mental and/or substance use disorders are more likely to die from heart disease than the general population. That’s why SAMHSA became a partner in the U.S. Department of Health and...
View Article#ShareWellness During National Wellness Week 2014
Living wellness means balancing the physical, emotional, social, intellectual, spiritual, financial, occupational, and environmental dimensions of your life. Practicing wellness is essential to...
View ArticleRaise. Your. Voice.
Did you know that more than 43 million adults in our country struggled with mental illness in the past year? Half of us will meet the criteria for a diagnosable mental health condition at some point...
View ArticleSummertime Wellness
People with severe mental and/or substance use disorders are more likely to die from heart disease than the general population. That’s why SAMHSA became a partner in the U.S. Department of Health and...
View ArticleStrengthening Families through Hope and Help at the 2016 Voice Awards
At SAMHSA’s National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day event in May, I had the opportunity to speak with the event’s honorary chairperson, Reid Ewing. If you’re a fan of the television show...
View ArticleMaking Each Day Count: National Prevention Week 2017
National Prevention Week is just around the corner. This annual health observance is dedicated to increasing public awareness and action around substance misuse and mental health issues. From May...
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