The evidence-based opioid initiative focuses on three targeted areas: informing opioid prescribing practices, increasing the use of naloxone (a drug that reverses the deadly respiratory effects of opioid drug overdose), and expanding the use of medication-assisted treatment to treat opioid use disorder.
After nearly 6 years of service, Pam Hyde will be stepping down as the Administrator at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) on August 21.
Register for the 2015 Voice Awards that will take place at Royce Hall on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) campus. The program honors community leaders in recovery from mental and/or substance use disorders who have played a vital role in raising awareness and understanding of behavioral health problems. The awards also recognize TV and film writers and producers who have incorporated accurate portrayals into their scripts, programs, and productions.
In this two-part web conference, participants will learn from experts in suicide prevention and college mental health about suicide clusters on college campuses and in other settings. A panel of clinicians who have experienced suicide clusters on their campuses or who have worked with campuses that have experienced clusters will discuss their experiences.
This webinar features the Children and Recovering Mothers (CHARM) collaborative based in Burlington, Vermont. CHARM is a multidisciplinary group of agencies serving pregnant women with opioid dependence, their infants, and families. Discussion centers on services provided and collaborative practice elements across systems at multiple points of intervention—prenatal, birth, and postpartum.
SAMHSA is a public health agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Its mission is to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities.
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