[dualdx]SAMHSA and NIMH Partner to Support Early Intervention for Serious Mental Illness

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SAMHSA and NIMH Partner to Support Early Intervention for Serious
Mental Illness

06/16/2014 09:00 AM EDT

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) are proud to
support the important work being done in communities across the
country to help those facing mental illness. We are collaborating to
foster early intervention for serious mental illness. Early
intervention is critical to treating mental […]

Full blog text:
http://blog.samhsa.gov/2014/06/16/samhsa-and-nimh-partner-to-support-early-intervention-for-serious-mental-illness/#.U577nCguIUA

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Thank you for this information. I work with young adults with
co-occurring disorders. For some of them, I have always wondered
whether the substance abuse part of their disorder might not have
happened if they had gotten earlier treatment for mental health
issues. I know this will not be a panacea, but I think this is a move
in the right direction, as long as states really implement evidence
based interventions, which appears to be required when I read the link
to "guidance" in the blog.

John Denny
jdenn...@gmail.com