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• Disaster Information Management Research Center: Japan Earthquake, Tsunami, and Radiation Event - March 2011

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  "The National Library of Medicine [NLM] has resources that may help with understanding the health issues related to the devastating Japan earthquake, tsunami and possible nuclear power plant disruptions. Resources from NLM, US federal agencies, and other key resources are listed..."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2011-03
• Project BioShield Annual Report to Congress: August 2007 through December 2008

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  "This report fulfills the requirement to report to congress annually on specified authorities in the Project BioShield Act. This report covers the period from August 2007, through December 2008 (the current reporting period). While the report has been in preparation, additional BioShieldrelated activities have occurred. Where pertinent, notations have been included for actions expected after the current reporting period; activity in the next year beyond the current reporting period will be included in next year's report. Besides reporting on the use of authorities required to be reported, this report also covers closely associated Project BioShield acquisition activities, including an update of the corresponding material in the 2007 BioShield Annual Report, and advanced development activities aimed eventually to make products available that are suitable for Project BioShield acquisition."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2009
• Medical Countermeasures.gov [website]

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  "MedicalCountermeasures.gov facilitates communication between federal government agencies and public stakeholders to enhance the Nation's public health emergency preparedness. Both naturally occurring and manmade threats can cause catastrophic harm, ranging from loss of lives to economic repercussions, and they may threaten both animal and public health. To meet these challenges, federal agencies are encouraging communication with stakeholders in industry and the research and development community. Objectives of Medicalcountermeasures.gov: 1) To facilitate communication and improves transparency related to public health emergency medical countermeasures by engaging stakeholders in industry and the research and development community. 2) To provide external stakeholders with a single point of entry to the U.S. government to discuss products that treat, identify, or prevent harm from a threat. Stakeholders with medical countermeasures in the development pipeline will be routed to the most appropriate department within the federal government for consideration. 3) To facilitate the flow of information between the government and stakeholders in the research and development community by providing up-to-date information on government initiatives and events."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services
• HHS Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise Stakeholders Workshop 2008 & BARDA Industry Day Report

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  "The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise (PHEMCE) Stakeholders Workshop 2008 (PHEMCE Stakeholders Workshop) and BARDA Industry Day was held on September 24−26, 2008, to bring together public and private stakeholders to discuss critical issues surrounding medical countermeasure development and procurement, and to share visions for ensuring adequate public health emergency preparedness. The Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), within the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) at HHS, hosted the meeting. BARDA supports the PHEMCE's efforts to increase civilian medical countermeasure preparedness by coordinating the definition and prioritization of medical countermeasure needs and by coordinating and executing advanced research and development of critical medical countermeasures against weapons of mass destruction or other public health threats. The expertise, resources, and commitments of numerous stakeholders, both within and outside the Federal Government, are critical to this mission."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2008-09-26
• Optimizing Industrial Involvement with Medical Countermeasure Development: A Report of the National Biodefense Science Board

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  This document concludes that the U.S. government needs to collaborate much closer with private industry "to improve the nation's medical defenses against biological, chemical, radiological, and nuclear threats." The report lists the following as top-priority threats: "anthrax, botulism, filoviruses (Ebola and Marburg), glanders and meliodosis, Junin virus, plague, smallpox, tularemia, typhus, radiological and nuclear threats, and volatile nerve agents" and concludes with the following 8 specific recommendations to the U.S. government: "to harness the national industrial base, the U.S. Congress and the Executive Branch must provide adequate, consistent funding; the U.S. Government must accelerate the pace of MCM [medical countermeasures] development; the U.S. Government must centralize its leadership for MCM development and acquisition, and optimize distribution methods; the U.S. Government must demonstrate long-term commitment to its industry collaborators; the U.S. Government must create, sustain, and enhance innovative partnerships with private industry; the U.S. Government should expand MCM markets to include state and local first-responders and allied governments; the U.S. Government must do a better job of preparing for anticipatable emergencies; and various departments and agencies of the U.S. Government must act in concert to ensure success."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2010-02-04
• NCTR: Strategic Plan 2009 - 2013

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  This strategic plan from the National Center for Toxicological Research [NCTR] describes the goals of the NCTR for the years 2009-2013. "Goal 1: Advance scientific approaches and tools to promote personalized nutrition and medicine for the public. Goal 2: Develop science-based best-practice standards, guidance, and tools to incorporate toxicological advancements that improve the regulatory process. Goal 3: Conduct research and develop strategic technologies to protect the food supply. Goal 4: Conduct bioinformatics research and development in support of FDA's [U.S. Food and Drug Administration] regulatory mission. Goal 5: Strengthen and improve scientific and human capital management and expand training and outreach to retain and train scientific experts critical to address FDA's scientific needs."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2009-03-16
• Terrorism and the Food Supply

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  "To provide information about the challenges involved in protecting the nation's food supply from deliberate contamination. What this section includes: 1) Description of threats involving intentional contamination of food products 2) Discussion of risks from foodborne illnesses 3) Review of new systems for information sharing and reporting, and for inspections that will improve the safety of imported and domestic foods."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2005-09
• Radiation Emergency Medical Management [website]

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  "[Radiation Emergency Medical Management] REMM was produced by the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response, Office of Planning and Emergency Operations, in cooperation with the National Library of Medicine, Division of Specialized Information Services, with subject matter experts from the National Cancer Institute, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and many US and international consultants." The goals of this site are to: "Provide guidance for health care providers, primarily physicians, about clinical diagnosis and treatment of radiation injury during radiological and nuclear emergencies; Provide just-in-time, evidence-based, usable information with sufficient background and context to make complex issues understandable to those without formal radiation medicine expertise; [and] Provide web-based information that is also downloadable in advance, so that it would be available during an emergency if the internet is not accessible"

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Radiological Dispersal Device Playbook

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  "The purpose of this playbook is to provide guidance for executive decision makers within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the event of an actual radiological terrorist attack in a U.S. city. Specifically, it outlines key measures and options to aid the Secretary in making essential decisions and directing the HHS response to a radiological attack. The playbook functions as a resource document to the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) to assist in coordinating the Department's Emergency Support Function (ESF #8) with other Federal and local emergency support agencies. It is not intended to serve as an instruction manual for implementing the ESF #8 missions at the operational or tactical level; rather, it illustrates the capabilities required to meet probable mission requirements. This playbook is a living document that must be updated periodically to reflect evolving processes and policy decisions including changes resulting from interagency plans or policies. ASPR is responsible for managing this process of bringing the playbooks up to date."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services
• Mass Evacuation Transportation Planning Model [archive]

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  This website contains a mass evacuation transportation planning model. "This model estimates the time required to evacuate patients in healthcare facilities and transport them to receiving facilities. To begin, click the 'New Scenario' button. Then fill out the data elements on the Scenario Input Page, including the characteristics of the vehicles used, characteristics of the evacuating and receiving hospitals, and other factors that affect travel time."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services
• Terrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies: A Field Guide for Media

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  "The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) created this guide to provide the most important information that media professionals might need in the field while covering a terrorist attack or other public health emergency. This guide was developed by HHS' Office of the Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs as a compact companion to a more comprehensive guide on these topics, called 'Terrorism and Other Public Health Emergencies: A Reference Guide for Media.' This field guide is mainly aimed towards individual reporters, but may also be useful for newsroom managers and other media professionals. These guides were created specifically to fill the void of expert-reviewed and approved information about terrorist agents and the public health system focusing on the unique needs posed by extreme public health emergencies. Resources dealing with natural disasters and related issues already exist in many forums. Just the same, many of the new programs and resources described in this field guide--and more fully in the media reference guide--are relevant to all public health emergencies including natural disasters. So, we hope this guide will be useful to you in a wide variety of emergencies."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2006-06
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Pandemic Planning Update VI, A Report from Secretary Michael O. Leavitt [January 8, 2009]

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  This Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) report is an update to a pandemic planning document that also deals with the specific threat of the H5N1 virus. The report also has information on monitoring and surveillance, vaccines and vaccine production capacity, antiviral drugs, state and local preparedness, and communications. "The story of our country's pandemic preparations is, at its center, a story about individuals and their sense of commitment to a common goal. It is a story of shared responsibility, of people working together to prepare their families, their communities, workplaces, cities, and states for the eventuality of a pandemic. At each level of this combined effort, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has taken steps so that those involved had the information, guidance, and support to work together to prepare for a pandemic. Individuals, too, within the Federal government are working together to take the broader actions that can only be done from a central, national vantage point. After three years of intense effort by these individuals and groups throughout the country, many results of this unique national effort are now emerging. At the same time, the next steps needed to continue this effort and improve upon it are coming into sharper focus."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2009-01-08
• Partnerships in Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery: Role of Faith-Based and Community Organizations in Building Resilient Communities

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  "In January 2007, the White House Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives launched a series of monthly Compassion in Action Roundtable meetings to highlight organizations, programs, and policies addressing critical social needs. The Roundtables convene and facilitate discussion among policymakers, government officials, philanthropists, and faith-based and community service providers around targeted issues. [...] The following report offers an overview of the May 2008 Compassion in Action Roundtable, entitled Partnerships in Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery: The Role of Faith-Based and Community Organizations in Building Resilient Communities. Please note the statistical information presented throughout the report reflects data available up to the time of Roundtable, and excludes any data collected after May 2008."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2008-05-19
• Choking/Lung/Pulmonary Agents (Irritant Gas Syndrome Agents)

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  This webpage from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management (CHEMM) provides information on choking/lung/pulmonary agents. "Choking/lung/pulmonary agents are chemicals that cause severe irritation or swelling of the respiratory tract (lining of the nose, throat, and lungs). Chemicals such as ammonia, chlorine, and phosgene cause eye, nose, and throat irritation, cough, wheezes, and dypsnea, also known as Irritant Gas Syndrome." For each of the three agents, information is provided on prehospital management as well as emergency department and hospital management.

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services
• DRAFT Anticipated Responsibilities of the Strategic National Stockpile (SNS) In the Year 2020 An Examination with Recommendations: A Joint Report from the National Biodefense Science Board and the Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response Board of Scientific Counselors

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  "The United States Government (USG) currently faces serious fiscal challenges and it is likely that funding for the SNS [Strategic National Stockpile] will be reduced or -- at best, perhaps -- sustained without growth. Decreased or static funding, however, is incompatible with SNS maintenance and replenishment of materiel, let alone the expansion of this vital national resource. Given the challenges facing the SNS, the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) together with the Director, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), jointly sent a letter dated June 1, 2012, to the Chairs of two U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) federal advisory committees (FACs), the National Biodefense Science Board (NBSB) and the OPHPR Board of Scientific Counselors (BSC), charging them with three specific tasks: 1. To identify anticipated responsibilities of the SNS in the year 2020; 2. To recommend approaches for meeting those responsibilities as efficiently as possible; and 3. To propose metrics for reporting program capability and informing improvement."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2013-03
• Traumatic Brain Injury in the United States: A Report to Congress

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  "Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability among children and young adults in the United States. Each year an estimated 1.5 million Americans sustain a TBI. As a consequence of these injuries: 1) 230,000 people are hospitalized and survive. 2) 50,000 people die. 3) 80,000 to 90,000 people experience the onset of long-term disability. As the cumulative result of past traumatic brain injuries, an estimated 5.3 million men, women, and children are living with a permanent TBI-related disability in the United States today. While the risk of having a TBI is substantial among all age groups, this risk is highest among adolescents, young adults, and persons older than 75 years. The risk of TBI among males is twice the risk among females. The major causes of TBI are: 1) Motor vehicle crashes-the leading cause of TBI resulting in 'hospitalization.' 2) Violence, especially suicidal behavior and assaults that involve firearms-the leading cause of TBI -related 'death.' 3) Falls-the leading cause of TBI among the elderly. These injuries have both short-term and long-term effects on individuals, their families, and society and their financial cost is enormous. According to one study, the annual economic burden in the United States was approximately $37.8 billion in 1985."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  Thurman, David J.; Alverson, Clinton; Browne, Doug

  1999-12
• National Action Plan to Prevent Health Care-Associated Infections: Road Map to Elimination

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  "Health care-associated infections (HAIs) are infections that people acquire while they are receiving treatment for medical or surgical conditions in a health care setting. HAIs can be acquired anywhere health care is delivered. Hospital-acquired HAIs are among the leading causes of death in the United States. At any given time, about one in every 20 hospitalized patients has an HAI, while over one million HAIs occur across health care every year. Hospital acquired HAIs alone are responsible for $28 billion to $33 billion in potentially preventable health care expenditures annually. Scientific evidence has shown that certain types of HAIs can be drastically reduced to save lives and avoid excess costs."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2013-04
• FY11 Hospital Preparedness Program (HPP) Guidance

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  "The HPP [Hospital Preparedness Program] goal is to ensure awardees use these CA [Cooperative Agreement] funds to maintain, refine, and to the extent achievable, enhance the capacities and capabilities of their healthcare entities, and for exercising and improving all-hazards preparedness plans, including for pandemic influenza. For the purposes of this CA, healthcare entities (e.g., sub-awardees) are composed of hospitals and other healthcare facilities which are defined broadly as any combination of the following: outpatient facilities and centers (e.g., behavioral health, substance abuse, urgent care), inpatient facilities and centers (e.g., trauma, State and Federal veterans, long-term, children's, Tribal), and other entities (e.g., poison control, emergency medical services, community health centers (CHCs), nursing, and etc.)."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2011
• Delivering Gender-Informed Health Services in Emergencies

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  "In emergencies, the physical and mental health of girls, women, boys, and men can be affected in a variety of ways. Differences are correlated to gender in terms of exposure to and perceptions of risk, preparedness, response, and physical and psychological impact, as well as capacity to recover. Gender groups may also experience trauma in different ways."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2012?
• United States Government Policy for Institutional Oversight of Life Sciences Dual Use Research of Concern

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  "Life sciences research is essential to the scientific advances that underpin improvements in the health and safety of the public, agricultural crops and other plants, animals, the environment, materiel, and national security. Despite its value and benefits, however, certain types of research conducted for legitimate purposes can be utilized for benevolent or harmful purposes. Such research is called 'dual use research.' Dual use research 'of concern' (DURC) is a subset of dual use research defined as life sciences research that, based on current understanding, can be reasonably anticipated to provide knowledge, information, products, or technologies that could be directly misapplied to pose a significant threat with broad potential consequences to public health and safety, agricultural crops and other plants, animals, the environment, materiel, or national security. In general, there are risks associated with life sciences research, such as accidental exposure of personnel or the environment to a pathogen or toxin. Many existing and synergistic statutes, regulations, and guidelines are in place to address risks associated with biosafety, physical security, and personnel reliability. Some risks relate directly to the characteristics of DURC -- the risk that knowledge, information, products, or technologies resulting from the research could be used in a manner that results in harm or threatens society. DURC should be evaluated for possible risks, as well as benefits, in all these domains, to ensure that risks are appropriately managed and benefits realized. This Policy addresses dual use research risks holistically, that is, the risk that knowledge, information, products, or technologies generated from life sciences research could be used in a manner that results in harm."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2013?
• 2012 Environment Justice Implementation Progress Report

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  "The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) prepared the Environmental Justice Implementation Progress Report to summarize major programs, policies and activities related to environmental justice that were supported by HHS between 2010 and 2012. The report highlights some of the Department's significant contributions to environmental justice in the areas of policy development and dissemination; education and training; research and data collection, analysis, and utilization; and services. It also provides background information, a description of Federal actions and the HHS vision for environmental justice."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2012-02
• Head Start Emergency Preparedness Manual

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  "The 'Head Start Emergency Preparedness Manual' (2009) is a resource to support Head Start programs as administrators and staff plan for emergencies and implement emergency preparedness plans. There is information on the four phases of an emergency (i.e., Planning, Impact, Relief, and Recovery), the Practice-Review-Revise Cycle, and how to plan and prepare for specific emergency situations. Head Start program planning teams can use the information and tools included in this Manual to develop or revise their emergency preparedness plans."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  Schwartz, Amanda

  2009
• Report of the Secretary's Task Force on Youth Suicide: Volume 1: Overview and Recommendations

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  "The suicide rate for young people between ages 15 and 24 almost tripled during the past 30 years. Suicide is now the second leading cause of death for young people in this age group. This sharp increase in suicide rates in one segment of the population, especially when rates for most other causes of death were decreasing in the United States, prompted the Secretary of Health and Human Services to organize a task force to investigate this pressing problem. The task force was charged with investigating what could be done to prevent youth suicide. In the past, suicide had traditionally been considered a mental health problem of older adults. Its prevention was based on the detection and treatment of psychological illness in adults, most commonly depression. Beginning in 1980, however, more than half of all suicides occurred among persons under the age of 40. In addition, evidence suggested that depression was less frequently associated with suicide in young people than adults. In light of these findings, what reason was there to think that prevention based on detecting and treating depressed adults could work for nondepressed young people? Few research studies had examined suicide and suicide prevention in young people; nor was it known whether inferences drawn from research on adults could be applied to youth. The major functions of the task force were to review, assess, and consolidate the available information about suicide; provide forums for communication among health care professionals, educators, researchers, social service workers, and families; and recommend activities to address the problem. The task force was also charged with coordinating suicide activities among Federal agencies, Congress, State and local governments, private agencies, and professional organizations."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  1989-01
• Pediatric Preparedness for Healthcare Coalitions: Webinar Held June 20, 2013

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  "This 27-minute video demonstrates for emergency responders and hospital emergency department staff how to safely decontaminate children who have been exposed to hazardous chemicals, including those from a bioterrorist attack."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2013-06-20
• Guidance to States and Services on Addressing Human Trafficking of Children and Youth in the United States

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  "Human trafficking is a growing concern for our nation. Also known as modern slavery, human trafficking is a crime that involves the exploitation of a person for the purpose of compelled labor or a commercial sex act. Since the passage of the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) in 2000, law enforcement investigators, social service providers, and community leaders have reported cases of forced labor, debt bondage, involuntary servitude, and sex trafficking, impacting a diverse range of populations including men, women, and children, who are U.S. citizens, permanent residents, or foreign nationals. […] Among the diverse populations affected by human trafficking, children are at particular risk to sex trafficking and labor trafficking. […] ACYF [Administration on Children, Youth and Families] provides this guidance to states and service programs to build greater awareness and better response to the problem of child trafficking. This document is intended to elevate this issue and offer guidance to CW [Child Welfare] systems and RHY [Runaway and Homeless Youth] service providers, based on current research and practice, to improve the collective response to this issue. Importantly, ACYF acknowledges that systems and services must consider enhancing their practices in the context of limited resources. This guidance focuses on emerging knowledge and practices that systems and services can consider integrating into existing activities."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2013-09-13?
• Early Childhood Disaster-Related Resources

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  This webpage from the Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response provides information and links to resources for helping children during and post-disasters. "Natural and manmade disasters can happen anywhere and at any time. In recent years, our country has seen a steady rise in the number of large and destructive disasters. In 2012 alone there were 112 disaster declarations, totaling over $85.7 billion in economic impact. Ensuring that all Americans, especially those with young children, are prepared for disasters is a top priority of the Department of Health and Human Services. Because of this, HHS has developed and compiled a rich set of resources that will help families, early childhood providers, and policy makers prepare, respond to, and recover from all types of disasters. This comprehensive set of resources contains interactive activities to plan and prepare for disasters, developmentally appropriate books and games to help children cope after disasters, and State templates and guides for policy makers to use in developing, enhancing, or improving their State plans. Check out the page that best fits your needs below."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services
• SAMHSA News: Winter 2003

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  This Winter 2003 issue of SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) News contains the following articles: "SAMHSA Responds to Children's Trauma"; "Prescription Drug Abuse Rises: SAMHSA and FDA Educate Public"; "SAMHSA Launches Buprenorphine Education Initiative"; "President's 2004 Budget Proposes 'Access to Recovery'"; "Transition to Adulthood: SAMHSA Helps Vulnerable Youth"; "From Science to Service: Making a Model Program"; "Mental Health Commission Examines Service Fragmentation"; "'E-Therapy' Raises Questions, Possibilities"; "Collaborative Effort Combats Chronic Homelessness."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2003
• SAMHSA News: Spring 2003

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  This Spring 2003 issue of SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) News contains the following articles: "President Promotes 'Access to Recovery'"; "Recovery Month Set for September"; "SAMHSA Appoints Senior Staff"; "Evidence-Based Practices: Promoting Recovery"; "Six at a Glance"; "Help for Children of Addicted Parents"; "Seclusion & Restraint: Breaking the Bonds"; "Resources"; "Historic Conference"; "SAMHSA Creates Resources for Teen Substance Abuse Treatment"; "SAMHSA Awards New Grants"; "SAMHSA-Funded Projects Highlight American Indians & Alaska Natives"; "Opioid Treatment Programs Can Now Offer Buprenorphine."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2003
• SAMHSA News: Summer 2003

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  This Summer 2003 issue of SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) News contains the following articles: "Disaster Preparedness: Mental Health & Substance Abuse"; "President's Commission Recommends Transforming Mental Health System"; "Rise in Drug-Abuse-Related Narcotic Pain Medications Seen in Emergency Rooms"; "Minority Fellowship Program Extends Training, Expands Treatment"; "Initiative Counters Stigma and Discrimination"; "Publications Available on Financing Mental Health Services"; "Disaster Preparedness: Conference Strengthens State Efforts"; "Manual Provides Guidance"; "22 Million Americans Suffer from Substance Dependence or Abuse."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2003
• SAMHSA News: Fall 2003

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  This Fall 2003 issue of SAMHSA (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration) News contains the following articles: "From Subsistence to Sustainability: Treating Drug Abuse in Alaska"; "North Carolina Improves Evidence-Based Practices"; "SAMHSA Offers Alcohol Prevention Strategies to Youth"; "Red Ribbon Week: Youth Substance Abuse"; "Survey: Nearly Half in Treatment for Both Drug and Alcohol Abuse"; "An End to Bullying: SAMHSAExpands 15+ Program"; "SAMHSA Awards New Grants"; "New Report Points to Cost as a Major Barrier to Mental Health Care"; "Now on the Web: SAMHSA's Award-Winning Newsletter."

  United States. Department of Health and Human Services

  2003