GAO: Federal Procedures To Oversee Protection & Advocacy Programs Could Be Further Improved

On May 21, 2018, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released this report, which found that federal procedures to oversee protection and advocacy programs could be further improved. GAO recommends that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) take steps to ensure that changes to performance benchmarks be examined over time, as well as ensure that onsite reviews be completed and have their findings provided to state programs in a timely manner.

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