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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

SAMHSAFederal agency

What it does

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) funds and administers grant programs and contracts that support, expand, enhance, and improve the quality, availability, and range of substance abuse treatment and mental health services. SAMHSA has a matrix management system that outlines and guides its activities to improve the accountability, capacity, and effectiveness of the Nation's substance abuse prevention, addictions treatment, and mental health service delivery systems. The system includes 11 program priority areas: co-occurring disorders, substance abuse treatment capacity, seclusion and restraint, children and families, mental health system transformation, suicide prevention, homelessness, older adults, HIV/AIDS and Hepatitis, criminal and juvenile, and workforce development.

Where it sits

A component of Health and Human Services Department.

Recent actions

Current List of HHS-Certified Laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities Which Meet Minimum Standards To Engage in Urine and Oral Fluid Drug Testing for Federal AgenciesSeptember 1, 2026

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Public Comment Request: Information Collection Request Title: SAMHSA Data Security Requirements for Accessing Confidential Data (OMB No. 0930-0396)August 13, 2026

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Proposed Collection; Comment RequestAugust 10, 2026

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Current List of HHS-Certified Laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities Which Meet Minimum Standards To Engage in Urine and Oral Fluid Drug Testing for Federal AgenciesAugust 3, 2026

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment RequestJuly 16, 2026

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment RequestJuly 6, 2026

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Current List of HHS-Certified Laboratories and Instrumented Initial Testing Facilities Which Meet Minimum Standards To Engage in Urine and Oral Fluid Drug Testing for Federal AgenciesJuly 2, 2026

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Agency Information Collection Activities: Submission for OMB Review; Comment RequestJune 30, 2026

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