SAMHSAs Technical Assistance Center

SPRC Spotlight: Expanding the Reach of Zero Suicide in States and Communities
Zero Suicide is a comprehensive approach that aims to dramatically reduce suicide among individuals who are receiving care from health or behavioral health care organizations. Health care providers have key opportunities to identify individuals who are at risk for suicide.
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. To commemorate the month, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is encouraging veterans, along with their families and friends, to visit and view recovery journey stories on the website, MakeTheConnection.net.
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Operation Shower Champions Military Families, Moms-to-be
A nonprofit organization geared toward helping military families -- especially expectant mothers whose spouses are often away fulfilling their duties -- got a boost from the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at a special event.
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Special Veteran Court Offers Hope, Reprieve
In the early morning hours, hundreds of veterans trickled into a large courtyard located on the west side of C.W. Bill Young VA Medical Center campus. One by one, each veteran was greeted with a smile and a handshake by volunteers manning registration tables for the Bay Pines VA Healthcare System’s Stand Down for Homeless Veterans – an event held each year to assist homeless veterans and those at risk by connecting them with VA and community resources.
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Q&A: Legal Tips for Telehealth Mental Counseling
The rapid growth of websites, applications, and other mobile technology to help mental health providers virtually communicate with patients presents new opportunities to reach service members and veterans. However, this tech-enabled practice, known as telemedicine or telehealth, raises some legal concerns for providers.
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Duke, State VA Ally to Support Veterans
Duke University has partnered with the state to improve services for veterans in Durham and the rest of North Carolina. The joint initiative between Duke University’s Evidence-based Practice Implementation Center and the North Carolina Division of Veterans Affairs will focus on increasing access to mental health services for veterans and military families.
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STUDY: Care of Military Service Members, Veterans, and their Families [Subscription Required]
Over the past 13 years, more than two million U.S. military service members have been deployed to combat operations overseas, primarily in Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition to over 6,000 deaths and several thousand combat injuries, several hundred thousand service members (and their families) continue to struggle with deployment-related readjustment and medical and mental health challenges.
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Tenth Anniversary of VA’s Polytrauma Program
Veterans Adam Anicich and Andrew Clark appreciate, more than most, the significance of the 10th anniversary of VA’s Polytrauma treatment program. They both served in Iraq and both experienced explosions that left them with traumatic brain injuries.
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National Council for Behavioral Health Mental Health First Aider Newsletter: Fallen Police Officer Honored Through Partnership, Impact of Bullying on Mental Health, and More
Windermere Police Department Foundation honors one of their own with Mental Health First Aid partnership, study suggests negative mental health effects of bullying, and Brandywine Health Foundation helps school cafeteria workers identify warning signs in students.
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