Leading Change: A Plan for SAMHSA's Roles and Actions 2011–2014This strategic plan will guide SAMHSA as it: * Sets budget and policy priorities; * Manages grants, contracts, technical assistance, agency staff, and interagency efforts; * Engages partners at every level; and * Measures and communicates progress. ... eight Initiatives will guide SAMHSA's work from 2011 through 2014 ...Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services AdministrationSAMHSAID-3a13e04d-6dca-4052-aa88-95f492e72197The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an operating division within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), is charged with reducing the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America's communities. U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesSAMHSA provides leadership and devotes its resources -- programs, policies, information and data, contracts and grants -- toward helping the Nation act on the knowledge that: * Behavioral health is essential for health; * Prevention works; * Treatment is effective; and * People recover from mental and substance use disorders. ID-f2f59339-9cc6-47fb-8ab1-deaefdf06e7cTo reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness on America’s communities.ID-7607173b-8bba-4173-89d8-f6ecc1c7b2dcPreventionCreate communities where individuals, families, schools, faith-based organizations, and workplaces take action to promote emotional health and reduce the likelihood of mental illness, substance abuse including tobacco, and suicide.ID-f1566b40-7f2c-4e6a-88a2-9fff0aa73c671CommunitiesIndividuals Families Schools Faith-Based Organizations WorkplacesHigh-Risk YouthYouth in Tribal CommunitiesMilitary FamiliesPrevention of Substance Abuse and Mental Illness ... This Initiative will include a focus on the Nation's high-risk youth, youth in Tribal communities, and military families.8e1891b9-6f65-41d3-93d9-5f7a9cf72a8fTrauma & JusticeReduce the pervasive, harmful, and costly health impact of violence and trauma by integrating trauma-informed approaches throughout health, behavioral health, and related systems and addressing the behavioral health needs of people involved in or at risk of involvement in the criminal and juvenile justice systems.ID-3a705d4a-d977-43c7-8d3b-19198b3b915323c56ca7f-b0e9-469d-85e8-3c350c763fc8Military FamiliesSupport America's service men and women -- active duty, National Guard, Reserve, and veteran -- together with their families and communities by leading efforts to ensure that needed behavioral health services are accessible and that outcomes are positive.ID-ecac5ab3-43dd-40cf-b17a-cb33258ad9a13Military FamiliesAmerica’ s Service MenAmerica’ s Service Women74e4709f-7532-43be-9997-c89eaf9a6e2cRecovery SupportPartner with people in recovery from mental and substance use disorders and family members to guide the behavioral health system and promote individual-, program-, and system-level approaches that foster health and resilience; increase permanent housing, employment, education, and other necessary supports; and reduce discriminatory barriers.ID-770c2c62-1f5a-481d-a478-bd268965a1414People in Recovery3cfcb0b8-58ae-43a7-ad72-e452d8f7b2baHealth ReformIncrease access to appropriate high quality prevention, treatment, and recovery services; reducing disparities that currently exist between the availability of services for mental and substance use disorders compared with the availability of services for other medical conditions; and supporting integrated, coordinated care, especially for people with behavioral health and other co-occurring health conditions such as HIV/AIDS.ID-0086066c-13d8-4ce4-8996-d2f8cbd1d291533105250-0d86-4a9d-ae69-db15df2483f2Health Information TechnologyEnsure that the behavioral health system, including States, community providers, and peer and prevention specialists, fully participates with the general health care delivery system in the adoption of health information technology (HIT) and interoperable electronic health records (EHRs).ID-cc93b957-0e5c-4369-af8b-f2899f48b1d66StatesCommunity Providers Peer SpecialistsPrevention Specialists98ef1b3a-00ae-47a1-b78a-8dbc9776ef07Data, Outcomes & QualityRealize an integrated data strategy and a national framework for quality improvement in behavioral health care that will inform policy, measure program impact, and lead to improved quality of services and outcomes for individuals, families, and communities.ID-bf4019e5-1d16-4a17-8345-3d49b38eb68071742de6d-97f2-4b6a-af9e-5ae652fb8648Public Awareness & SupportIncrease the understanding of mental and substance use disorders and the many pathways to recovery to achieve the full potential of prevention, help people recognize mental and substance use disorders and seek assistance with the same urgency as any other health condition, and make recovery the expectation.ID-754314b3-e32c-45aa-b864-97f86e2ad61f84986459d-b1d1-47c3-aecb-5737da56ec7e2011-10-012014-09-302013-12-16http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content/SMA11-4629/01-FullDocument.pdfOwenAmburOwen.Ambur@verizon.net