LGBT Health: Celebrating Our Progress and Looking Ahead
6-13-2016Karen DeSalvo, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., serves as a Co-chair of the HHS LGBT Issues Coordinating Committee, along with Kathy Greenlee , Administrator, Administratio…
Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Admininistration
Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund Supports SAMHSA Effort to Enhance Syringe Services Partnerships
5-18-2016The Secretary’s Minority AIDS Initiative Fund (SMAIF) supports efforts to prevent new HIV infections and reduce drop-offs along the HIV care continuum for…
HCV Current Initiative: Addressing the National Epidemics of Prescription Opioid misuse and Hepatitis C through Unique Partnerships
9-29-2015Recently, there has been a spotlight on America’s prescription opioid misuse and overdose epidemics. However, too often, people remain unaware of the rela…
SCOTUS decision supports LGBT behavioral health
7-1-2015Friday, we celebrated a historic occasion, as the Supreme Court ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that the Constitution requires LGBT couples be allowed to marry no…
National Hepatitis Testing Day: Ask the Expert, Corinna Dan
5-22-2015National Hepatitis Testing Day in the United States is part of an educational initiative of CDC's Division of Viral Hepatitis and the U.S. Department of Hea…
SAMHSA Announces Funding to Prevent Substance Abuse, HIV, and HCV among Minority Young Adults
4-8-2015The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) has issued a funding opportunity ann…
NIH Funding Opportunity for Drug Abuse Prevention Research Holds Potential for Addressing Viral Hepatitis
3-13-2015The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of NIH, has released a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) for research that will increase understanding of…
SAMHSA Announces Funding Opportunity: Substance Abuse and HIV Prevention Services for At-Risk Minority Youth and Young Adults
3-6-2015A new Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will support substance abuse and HIV pr…
Silence is Deadly: Combating the Epidemic of Viral Hepatitis
10-31-2014Silence=Death. That phrase was used by the advocacy group ACT UP to end the silence about the AIDS crisis in the United States. This is no less true for the iss…
National Recovery Month: An Opportunity to Integrate Behavioral Health and Hepatitis C Prevention
9-30-2014Every year in September, we recognize National Recovery Month. Now in its 25th year, Recovery Month highlights how prevention and treatment of and recovery from…