Mental Health: Better Documentation Is Needed to Oversee Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Grantees

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By Linda T. Kohn (au)
Year: 2015
Pages: 37
Binding Paperback
ISBN 978-1-4578-6961-7

Product Code: 1457869616

Description

In 2013, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Admin. (SAMHSA) estimated that 43.8 million -- or 18.5% -- of adults in the U.S. suffered from a mental illness. SAMHSA, an agency within the Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS), has various programs that aim to reduce the impact of mental illness through Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) grants awarded to grantees that include states, territories, and nonprofit organizations. This report identifies (1) CMHSäó»s criteria for awarding grants to grantees, and how CMHS documents the application of these criteria; (2) the types of information CMHS uses to oversee its grantees; and (3) the steps CMHS takes to demonstrate how its grant programs further the achievement of SAMHSAäó»s goals. Tables and figures. This is a print on demand report.

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