Fewer U.S. High School Students Having Sex, Using Drugs
6-20-2018The 2017 National Youth Risk Behavior Survey paints a promising picture about the drug and sexual behaviors U.S. high school students report, but the findi…
Mental Health
Mental Health
5-8-2018Taking care of your mental health is an important part of living healthy with HIV. Learn why.
SAMHSA Funding Opportunity to Integrate Mental Health & Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment with HIV Primary Care and Prevention
1-17-2018The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is accepting applications for the fiscal…
What Does Our Past Tell Us About Our Future? The Essential Role of Psychologists in Fighting HIV
10-26-2017Since the early days of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, psychologists have been essential in the response to HIV:They offered mental health support for people living wit…
New OMH Funding Opportunity: Empowered Communities for a Healthier Nation Initiative
6-1-2017Improving the health of racial and ethnic minority persons is a core focus of what we do in our HIV and viral hepatitis policies and programs, given the disprop…
HIV Care and Treatment Activities
5-20-2017HIV is a virus that can multiply quickly and damage the body’s immune system, making it hard to fight off infections and cancers. While no cure exists for HIV…
Fighting HIV: No Health without Mental Health
12-1-2016Summary: Mental and substance use disorders can increase vulnerability to acquiring HIV infection and they can pose serious barriers to successful management of…
World AIDS Day 2016: SAMHSA’s Leadership, Commitment, and Impact
12-1-2016Today, over one million Americans are living with HIV. One out of eight people with HIV is unaware of their HIV infection. Every year, on December 1st, World AI…
A personal perspective about new data on behavioral health patterns in the LGB community
10-21-2016Editor’s Note: Richard Wolitski, Ph.D., Director, Office of HIV/AIDS and Infectious Disease Policy, U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesWe know th…
SAMHSA Announces Availability of $33M to Integrate HIV Services into Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment Programs for Women
3-21-2016Editor's Note: This announcement previously stated a funding amount of $11 million. It has been revised upon SAMHSA's corrected funding availability of $33 mill…