How States Can Use SAMHSA Block Grants to Support Services for People Who Are Homeless

November 2003 How States Can Use SAMHSA Block Grants to Support Services for People Who Are Homeless This report highlights efforts of many States to use Federal Block Grant funds for mental health and substance abuse services, administered by the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), to provide more effective care for people who are homeless. The Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment (SAPT) Block Grant is the Federal governments primary source of funding to States for drug and alcohol treatment and for primary prevention programs . . .