NREPP is a searchable online registry of more than 200 interventions supporting mental health promotion, substance abuse prevention, and mental health and substance abuse treatment. We connect members of the public to intervention developers so they can learn how to implement these approaches in their communities.
Recently, there was a policy change regarding those in military service who die by suicide. The While House has lifted the ban on letters of condolence to survivors of these service persons.
shows 49% rise in ER visits for drug related suicide attempts by females aged 50 and older
June 15, 2011
A new national study shows that from 2005 to 2009 (the most recent year with available figures) there was a 49% increase in emergency department visits for drug related suicide attempts by women aged 50 and older.
SAMHSA's (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) new Publication Store is your source for free behavioral health resources, including manuals, brochures, videos, and public service announcements.
A first-of-its-kind study examining the long-term economic consequences of childhood psychological disorders finds the conditions diminish people's ability to work and earn as adults, costing $2.1 trillion over the lifetimes of all affected Americans.
A recent study from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reports that nearly 1 in 5 American adults experienced mental illness in the past year.
