10 Years After Hurricane Katrina, Healing Continues

By SAMHSA By: Paolo del Vecchio, M.S.W., Director, Center for Mental Health Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration As the nation recognizes the 10-year anniversary … [Read more...]

Sleep Deprived, Medicated, Suicidal And Armed Federal Air Marshalls

Are we safe with those hired to protect us in the air? CNN has learned 10 federal air marshals have committed suicide since 2002. There have also been questionable accidental deaths -- such as … [Read more...]

Minority Mental Health Month: Lifting the Burden of Disparities

By SAMHSA By: J. Nadine Gracia, MD, MSCE, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health; Director, Office of Minority Health; Pamela S. Hyde, J.D., Administrator, SAMHSA Discrimination … [Read more...]

Suicide and Race

By SAMHSA By: Jorielle R. Brown, Ph.D., Director, Division of Systems Development, Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; and David J. … [Read more...]