Earlier this month, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a final rule implementing updates to 42 ...

About 37% of Americans live in areas where there is a shortage of mental health providers. By 2025, the U.S. will be short about 31,000 full-time equivalent mental health practitioners, said Miriam ...

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) recently issued a final rule modifying strict confidentiality protections for patient records of federally assisted programs for ...

Two 3-year grants will fund extensive training in substance abuse screening and intervention in the curriculum for medical students and residents and social work, nursing and pharmacy students at ...

RESTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Octo Consulting Group (Octo), a premier next-generation IT Federal services provider, announced they were awarded a five-year, $26 million contract by the U.S. Department ...

HUNTINGTON — West Virginia’s three medical schools — the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) and West Virginia University’s ...

This "Treatment Improvement Protocol" equips clinicians with practical guidance and tools for treating chronic pain in adults with a history of substance abuse. It discusses chronic pain management, ...