del Vecchio is former SAMHSA executive officer. At the age of 23, after years of mental health problems, addictions, and trauma, I found myself on a Philadelphia subway platform ready to end my life.

SAMHSA has become a catalyst for integration, evidence-based care, and local empowerment. And if its core functions are diluted or lost, the consequences will ripple through communities in ways that ...

A coalition of executives from more than a dozen organizations dedicated to prevention and treatment of mental health and substance use disorders said it was “deeply concerned” about the potential ...

Ms. B (identified by first initial of last name for privacy) had never told anyone about the sexual abuse she had suffered at the hands of her uncle as a young child. For years during her adolescence, ...

The US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has reversed its decision to terminate nearly $2 billion in grants to thousands of mental health and addiction treatment ...

A protestor marks International Overdose Awareness Day in Manhattan last August. Overdose deaths were down in recent months, and Democrats are questioning the wisdom of changing policies that are show ...