Black youth suicide rates have been on the rise over the past two decades. SAMHSA’s Issue Brief, Black Youth Suicide Prevention, highlights the pressing concern of Black youth suicide and the role state leaders can play to address Black youth suicide in their communities.
Contingency management (CM) is a proven health care intervention with demonstrated effectiveness in treating a variety of substance use disorders (SUDs) among diverse populations.
As 2024 has come to an end, we would like to look back and highlight some of the great resources developed and offered by SAMHSA in 2024.
SAMHSA’s Suicide Prevention Strategies for Underserved Youth discusses barriers that hinder youth’s access to prevention and intervention services. It also offers guidance on implementing and evaluating prevention programs.
For National Rural Health Day, SAMHSA celebrates the unique strengths of rural communities. SAMHSA empowers rural resilience by providing resources and tools that address behavioral health; supporting rural communities' ability to mitigate, adapt, and recover from stressors; promoting behavioral health equity; and building and retaining a diverse, robust, and resilient behavioral health workforce.
Nutritional psychology has recently been the focal point of research about how to manage behavioral health issues and maintain overall supportive health through diet. Participants will learn how to use a grocery list to manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, post-partum depression, and a variety of other behavioral health conditions. Experts provide practical tools for pursing wellness, with the end goal of providing hope, quality of life, and a shift in mindset from disease management to the framework of pursuing wellness.