A new documentary by Ken Burns forces us to confront the urgent need to help young people and their families cope.
Focus Areas

Every day and in communities across the country, we are fighting to connect more people to the mental health and substance use treatment they deserve. Follow our work in the news; learn more about our virtual and in-person events; and visit our blog to gain insight into the state of the field, new treatment trends and opportunities for organizational excellence.
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Public Policy
We advocate for federal and state funding, new and innovative care delivery and payment models, and a strong mental health and substance use treatment workforce.
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Workforce Development
Our work focuses on the development of business, leadership, management and other needed skills with the aim of making their practice more impactful, efficient, effective and sustainable.
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Public Health
We provide dynamic programming to build public health’s capacity for addressing mental health and substance use challenges.
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Equity
We must address the persistent health disparities rooted in systemic racism to improve individual and community health.
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Integrated Health
We drive policy, social and practice changes that use integrated health as a proven solution to closing the mortality gap and expanding access to comprehensive, coordinated care.
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This week, the Senate HELP Committee released a bipartisan legislative draft aimed at supporting the public health workforce.