SAMHSA releases strategic priorities

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) outlined updated strategic priorities in a new report. Through these priorities, SAMHSA will lead the Department’s efforts in changing the trajectory of increasing serious mental illness, addiction, and loss of life.

Priorities include: 

• Preventing substance misuse, abuse, and addiction
• Addressing serious mental illness
• Expanding crisis intervention care and services
• Improving access to evidence-based treatment for mental illness, substance use, and co-occurring disorders
• Helping individuals achieve long-term recovery and sobriety
• Identifying and addressing emerging behavioral health threats

Other efforts include deprioritizing organizations that pose a conflict of interest, ending subsidization of illegal immigration, ending crime and disorder on America's streets, combatting gender ideology and protecting the health and safety of children, ending diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, and protecting parental rights.