As overdose deaths continue to decline nationwide, advocates say one federal decision could put that progress at risk. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, known as SAMHSA, p ...
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 ...