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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Press Releases

• Secretary Names Next Health Attaché To Iraq (7/22/08)

• White House Drug Czar Awards $24.4 Million to Local Youth Drug Prevention Programs (8/27/08)

SAMHSA Press Releases and Fact Sheets

Selected Program Information News Releases

• SAMHSA Grant Program Will Help Address Methadone Poisoning (8/18/08)
  
  
• New Nationwide Report Estimates that 40 Percent of Underage Drinkers Received Free Alcohol from Adults Over 21 (6/26/08)
  
  
• Updated SAMHSA Directory of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Treatment Programs Now Available (6/12/08)
  
  
• Federal State Program Continues to Report a Dramatic Nationwide Drop in Tobacco Sales to Minors During the Past 11 Years (6/3/08)
  
  
• Frances M. Harding Selected as Director, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (5/5/08)
  
  
• Acting U.S. Surgeon General Kicks Off Nationwide Series of Town Hall Meetings to Address Underage Drinking (3/24/08)
  
  
• SAMHSA Accepting Applications for the FY 2008 Historically Black Colleges and Universities – Center for Excellence in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Cooperative Agreement (3/21/08)
  
  
• SAMHSA Accepting Grant Applications for Expanding the Substance Abuse Treatment Capacity of “Treatment Drug Courts” Across the Nation (2/6/08)
  
  
• SAMHSA Appoints Seven New National Advisory Council Members (1/28/08) or Word Document
  
  
• 2008 Science and Service Awards Will Honor Implementation of Evidence-Based Mental Health and Substance Abuse Interventions (1/18/07)
  
  
• SAMHSA Accepting Applications for Grants for Substance Abuse Treatment Programs Servicing People with HIV/AIDS in the African American, Latino/Hispanic and Other Minority Communities (1/18/08)
  
  
• SAMHSA Accepting Applications for Grants for Mental Health Programs Specially Geared to Servicing the Mental Health Needs of Older Americans (1/16/08)
  
  
• Three New SAMHSA Overview Papers Provide Information on State-of-the-Art Approaches to Treatment for People with Co-Occurring Disorders (1/4/08)
  
  
• Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four Team Up with the Elks USA, the Acting Surgeon General, and SAMHSA to Fight Underage Drinking! (12/4/07)
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• New Native American Center for Excellence to Strengthen Substance Abuse Prevention Efforts Throughout Native American Communities (11/29/07)
  
  
• SAMHSA Releases 2006 Data from National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (11/23/07)
  
  
• Redesigned Web Site Helps Users Find More Than 600 Resources Devoted to Countering Mental Health Stigma (10/29/07)
  
  
• SAMHSA Awards $5.4 Million to Five Mental Health Assistance Centers That Will Promote Consumer Involvement in Transformation of Mental Health System (10/15/07)
  
  
• SAMHSA Awards $4.2 Million for Statewide Consumer Network Grants (10/12/07)
  
  
• SAMHSA Awards $8 Million for 42 Statewide Family Network Grants (10/10/07)
  
  
• SAMHSA Will Provide $11.2 Million for Eight Peer-to-Peer Recovery Support Services Grants (10/2/07 - .pdf)
  
  
• SAMHSA Awards Nearly $159 Million for Substance Abuse Treatment and HIV/AIDS Services (10/2/07 - .pdf)
  
  
• SAMHSA Awards $24 Million to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment in Targeted Areas (9/28/07)
  
  
• SAMHSA Awards $28 Million to Help Children and Adolescents Suffering from Trauma (9/17/07)
  
  
• SAMHSA Awards $39 Million for 15 Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (9/14/07)
  
  
• SAMHSA Awards $2.75 Million to the State of South Dakota to Improve Service Delivery for Co-Occurring Disorders (9/13/07)
  
  
• SAMHSA Awards $2.75 Million to the State of Delaware to Improve Service Delivery for Co-Occurring Disorders (9/13/07)
  
  

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