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Friday, June 26, 2009

Ensuring U.S. Health Reform Includes Prevention and Treatment of Mental and Substance Use Disorders

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) reached out to hundreds of stakeholder and consumer groups and dozens of Nationally and internationally recognized experts in the fields of mental health and addictions to solicit insight and recommendations on the most critical issues related to mental and substance use disorders facing the American population today, with an emphasis on identifying opportunities to ensure that imminent health reform efforts include prevention and treatment for these disorders. Their thoughtful input was used as the basis to develop the set of nine Core Consensus Principles that underpin this document.
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