This Web site is a component of the SAMHSA Health Information Network

This Site Mental Health at HHS All Mental Health

Children's Mental Health Consumer/Survivor National Strategy for Suicide Prevention School Violence Prevention Managing Anxiety Surgeon General's Reports What's New Mental Health at The Department of Health and Human Services Funding Information Calendar of Events Mental Health Links Mental Health Dictionary Español

printer friendly page e-mail this page bookmark this page shopping cart  current or new account

This Web site is a component of the SAMHSA Health Information Network.

January 2004

You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to view PDFs.

How States Can Use SAMHSA Block Grants The Mental Health (MH) Block Grant provides funds to States to create comprehensive, community-based systems of mental health care. This report highlights efforts of many States to use Federal Block Grant funds for mental health and substance abuse services, administered by the Federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), to provide more effective care for people who are homeless. Blueprint for Change: Ending Chronic Homelessness for Persons with Serious Mental Illnesses and Co-Occurring Substance Use Disorders The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and its Center for Mental Health Services, in collaboration with SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), have developed this report to disseminate state-of-the-art information about ending homelessness for people who have serious mental illnesses, including those with co-occurring substance use disorders. It offers practical advice for how to plan, organize, and sustain a comprehensive, integrated system of care designed to end homelessness for people with serious mental illnesses and/or co-occurring substance use disorders. Use of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Among High-Cost Medicaid Enrollees. (PDF) Matrix of Subcommittee Recommendations June 2003 Meeting Recommendations added CMHS Program Spotlight - Child, Adolescent and Family Programs CMHS Program Spotlight -- Child, Adolescent and Family Programs The Child, Adolescent and Family Branch of CMHS promotes and helps to ensure that the mental health needs of children and their families are met through community-based "systems of care." Healthy Weight Week Healthy Weight Week is an annual, national observance that focuses attention on the importance of staying at a healthy weight. March of Dimes Birth Defects Prevention Month Since 1958, the March of Dimes has been funding cutting-edge research and innovative programs to save babies from birth defects, premature birth, and low birth weight.