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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

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SAMHSA Website

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration: Provides a variety of free federal government agency publications dealing with alcohol and other drug abuse.

  • SAMHSA's National Helpline. This 24-hour confidential and toll-free referral line helps people in need identify local behavioral health treatment facilities, support groups, and community-based organizations. Call 1-800-662-HELP (1-800-662-4357) to learn more.

  • Publications & Materials. Download or order free fact sheets, brochures, posters, monographs, and more on the prevention and treatment of substance abuse and mental illness. To order online, go to the recently redesigned SAMHSA publications store: http://store.samhsa.gov. Or call 1-877-SAMHSA-7 (1-877-726-4727), Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. EST.

  • SAMHSA News. Subscribe to SAMHSA’s free bimonthly newsletter. Keep informed about the latest data, research, practices, and policies in treatment, prevention, and recovery support. Check out the newsletter at http://samhsa.gov/samhsanewsletter.

  • Email Updates. Receive instant communications about SAMHSA grant announcements and the release of new publications, campaigns, data reports, and more. To enroll, sign up on the new SAMHSA.gov home page: http://www.samhsa.gov/.

  • National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline (1-800-273-TALK/8255) is a 24-hour, toll-free, confidential hotline available to anyone in suicidal crisis or emotional distress. Callers are automatically connected to the nearest crisis center in our national network of more than 140 crisis centers, for crisis counseling and mental health referrals. Veterans, service members, and military families who press "1" are routed to a specialized Department of Veterans Affairs crisis center, while Spanish speakers who press "2" can talk to counselors in their language of choice.

  • CONNECT with SAMHSA. Keep up to date with SAMHSA through the web. SAMHSA can be found on Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, and YouTube. Learn how SAMHSA is using social media at http://samhsa.gov/socialmedia/ or send feedback or ideas to newmedia@samhsa.hhs.gov.

 

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