Publications and Digital Products

This Joint SAMHSA-CMS informational Bulletin provides guidance to states and school systems about addressing mental health and substance use issues in schools. It provides examples of approaches for services in schools and describes some Medicaid authorities that states may use to cover services.

This fact sheet relates to the public service announcement from SAMHSA's “Talk. They Hear You.” campaign sharing relevant facts about the campaign's history and focus on alcohol and other drugs, such as marijuana and opioids.

This document provides state by state information on implementation of intensive care coordination using a wraparound approach for children and youth with complex mental and substance use disorders. 

This Guidance document gives a “bird’s eye view” of strategies to support best practice prescribing of antipsychotics for youth and summarizes the available evidence and principles to support these strategies. 

This annual report for the "Talk. They Hear You." Parent-Oriented National Media Campaign highlights the campaign's history and progress in 2018.

This annual report for the "Talk. They Hear You." Parent-Oriented National Media Campaign highlights the campaign's history and progress in 2017. 

This material is an addendum to the 2018 annual report for the "Talk. They Hear You." Parent-Oriented National Media Campaign.

Provides parents of children ages 9 to 15 with the tools and information they need to start talking with their children early about the dangers of alcohol. Includes a suite of materials that helps reinforce the underage drinking prevention campaign's messages. Find the Partner Toolkit here.

This report discusses the prevalence and nature of underage drinking, and reviews the effectiveness of the "Talk. They Hear You" campaign.

This report presents outcomes from a series of town hall meetings to educate communities about underage drinking and to engage people in prevention efforts. It includes brief case studies to illustrate different approaches and lessons learned.