10-03-2022Cross-posted from SAMHSA Newsroom The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through its Substance Abuse and Mental Healt...
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SAMHSA Awards $45.1 Million to Help Meet Behavioral Health Needs of People Who Are at Risk for or Are Living with HIV/AIDS The Lifeline and 988 07-19-2022Cross-posted from The 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline988 has been designated as the new three-digit dialing code that will rout...The Key Role of Mental Health Services in Ending the HIV Epidemic 05-18-2022May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a time to raise awareness about the importance of mental health for everyone and at every s...HHS Announces Nearly $44 Million to Strengthen Mental Health and Substance Use Services for Populations at Risk for or Living with HIV/AIDS 03-18-2022Cross-posted from HHS Newsroom Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental He...New SAMHSA Guide Highlights HIV Prevention and Treatment for People with Substance Use and/or Mental Disorders 02-03-2021The HHS Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has released Prevention and Treatment of HIV Among Peo...On World AIDS Day, SAMHSA Renews Commitment to End the HIV Epidemic 12-07-2020Cross-posted from Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationEstablished in 1988, World AIDS Day allows the people...HHS Extends COVID-19 Testing Public-Private Partnership 07-01-2020Cross-posted from HHS NewsroomThe U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will extend its partnership with national ph...The Science of Stigma: Understanding and Addressing HIV Stigma 11-06-2019NIAID Nowspoke with the director of the Division of AIDS Research (DAR) at NIH and Gregory Greenwood, Ph.D., DAR program officer and stigma expert, about...Up Close: The New and Improved HIV.gov Services Locator 06-24-2019HIV.gov’s new and improved HIV Services Locator now includes public and private providers in all 50 states, DC, and PR who offer PrEP services.Fewer U.S. High School Students Having Sex, Using Drugs 06-20-2018The 2017 National Youth Risk Behavior Surveypaints a promising picture about the drug and sexual behaviors U.S. high school students report, but the findi...SAMHSA Funding Opportunity to Integrate Mental Health & Substance Abuse Disorder Treatment with HIV Primary Care and Prevention 01-17-2018The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration s (SAMHSA) Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) is accepting...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 healt...New OMH Funding Opportunity: Empowered Communities for a Healthier Nation Initiative 06-01-2017Improving 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 dispro.…Fighting HIV: No Health without Mental Health 12-01-2016Summary: Mental and substance use disorders can increase vulnerability to acquiring HIV infection and they can pose serious barriers to successful management o.…World AIDS Day 2016: SAMHSA’s Leadership, Commitment, and Impact 12-01-2016Today, 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 03-21-2016Editor's Note: This announcement previously stated a funding amount of $11 million. It has been revised upon SAMHSA's corrected f...Improving Access to Mental Health Services 02-17-2016Editor's Note: Mental health and substance use disorders can put individuals at greater risk for HIV infection and, for those living with HIV, can make engagem.…