About SAMHSA

• SAMHSA’s mission is to reduce the impact of substance use disorder and serious mental illness on America’s communities.
• The 21st Century Cures Act (Dec 2016) elevated SAMHSA leadership to the Assistant Secretary level
• Office of the Assistant Secretary
  • National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory
  • Office of the Chief Medical Officer
  • Office of Tribal Affairs Policy
  • PEPFAR
• General organization:
  • CSAT: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
  • CSAP: Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
  • CMHS: Center for Mental Health Services
  • CBHSQ: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality
• Funding: block formula and discretionary grants, cooperative agreements and contracts.