SAMHSA Announces Ten Strategic Initiatives for 2011

OPEN MINDS Weekly News Wire Industry Newsmakers On February 4, 2010, Pam S. Hyde, J.D., administrator for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) presented details about the President’s proposed budget for SAMHSA and how it aligns with the agency’s ten strategic focus initiatives. The initiatives are intended to advance SAMHSA’s work on improving the delivery and financing of prevention, treatment, and recovery support services. The ten initiatives will be guided by seven SAMHSA leaders as follows: Prevention of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness will be guided by Fran Harding, director of the Center . . .