Where are Young Children
in the SAMHSA Portfolio?
Larke Nahme Huang, Ph.D.
Senior Advisor on Children
Office of the Administrator, SAMHSA
Policymaker’s Meeting - November 17, 2006
SAMHSA
ADMINISTRATOR
(VACANT)
DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR (ACTING)
Eric B. Broderick, D.D.S., M.P.H.
OFFICE OF APPLIED STUDIES
OFFICE OF POLICY
PLANNING AND BUDGET
OFFICE OF PROGRAM SERVICES
ACTING DIRECTOR
Anna Marsh, PH.D.
DIRECTOR
Daryl Kade
ACTING DIRECTOR
Elaine Parry .
CENTER FOR MENTAL
HEALTH SERVICES
CENTER FOR
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
PREVENTION
CENTER FOR
SUBSTANCE ABUSE
TREATMENT
DIRECTOR
A. Kathryn Power, M.ED.
DIRECTOR (ACTING)
Dennis O. Romero
DIRECTOR
H. Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., M.P.H
Children & Families Matrix
Work Group
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SAMHSA’s Mission
is to improve outcomes for children and youth
with and/or at risk for mental, substance use
and/or co-occurring
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families by increasing access to a continuum of
comprehensive, integrated, culturally and
linguistically competent services and
supports—that include prevention, early
intervention, treatment, and recovery.
SAMHSA’s Children and Families Workgroup
Promotes Collaboration Across all 3 Centers to:
•Fund
Fund grants jointly across Centers (e.g.,
(e g Child
and Adolescent State Infrastructure Grant).
•Develop TA resources and activities
(e.g., TA Inventory, strategies for linking mental
health, substance use, and primary care); and
•Collaborate with other Federal partners
(e.g., Federal/National Partnership for
Transforming Child & Family Mental Health
& Substance Abuse Prevention & Treatment;
Federal Partners Collaborative for Social &
Emotional Development of Young Children Ages 0-5)
Children and Families Matrix
Work Group: Action Plan
Strategic Action Item:
ƒEstablish a national initiative to promote
healthy development and resiliency of
young children, reaching their parents/
caregivers earlier to prevent or reduce
mental and/or substance use disorders.
New Freedom Commission on Mental Health:
4.1: Promote the mental health of young
children
CF Work Group:
Sub-committee on
Young
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ƒDevelop SAMHSA’s Plan for Young Children
ƒCoordinate efforts across 3 Centers
ƒHighlight importance of early years for
SAMHSA staff
ƒ0-5 Collaborative of federal partners and 12
TA Centers focusing on 0-5
ƒFederal consensus statement
Sampling of SAMHSA
0-5 Efforts
CMHS:
ƒSystem of Care – 6 Early childhood
grants & Community of Practice
ƒPrevention & Early Intervention Æ 30%
grantees serve infants; 62% serve 0-5
ƒNational Child Traumatic Stress NetworkÆ
44 of 53 centers serve 0-7 year olds
Prevention/
Early Intervention Grant Program
Age of Target Population
N=23
High School
(14-18 years old)
3%
Middle School
(12 13 years old)
(12-13
5%
Infants/Toddlers
(0-3 years old)
30%
Elementary School
(6 11 years
(6-11
ears old)
30%
Preschool
(4-5 years old)
32%
Infants/Toddlers
Preschool
Elementary School
Middle School
High School
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12 grantee programs
11 grantee programs
2 grantee programs
1 grantee programs
Sampling of SAMHSA
0-5
0
5 Efforts
CSAP:
ƒ“Building
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y Future”
Caregivers of 3-6 yr olds, model healthy
behaviors; 85,000 kits
National Head Start Association/National
Assoc of Elementary Schools
ƒFetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Center
for Excellence- resources, training, TA on
prevention & services
CSAT:
ƒPregnant & Postpartum Women
Substance Abuse Residential Treatment
Programs for women with their children,
mostly 0-7 year olds
Directions to Consider
ƒBlending Initiatives - science to service;
translating research on early child
development, services and interventions
Æ policy and practice
ƒFederal policy statement re 0-5 emphasize importance and commitment
ƒDevelop family models of care Æ with
supporting infrastructure (workforce,
funding, etc.)
ƒConsider
Consider cross
cross-agency
agency grant program
on 0-5
ƒFocus on trauma and young children
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Visit SAMHSA’s Children and Families
Webpage
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http://www.samhsa.gov/Matrix/matrix_families.aspx