Appendix A: Key Resources

Federal Agencies

Center for Mental Health Services
http://www.samhsa.gov/centers/cmhs/cmhs.html

Office of External Liaison
1 Choke Cherry Road
Rockville, MD 20857
P: 301-443-6239
F: 301-443-9847

The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA), leads Federal efforts to treat mental illnesses by promoting mental health. CMHS has established the Children’s Mental Health Education Campaign to increase awareness about the emotional problems of America’s children and adolescents and gain support for needed services.

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
http://www.samhsa.gov/centers/csap/csap.html

Office of Director
1 Choke Cherry Road
Rockville, MD 20857
P: 301-443-0365
F: 301-443-5447

The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP) of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMSHA), provides development of policies, programs, and services that focus on prevention of illegal drug use, underage alcohol and tobacco use, and reducing the negative consequences of using substances.

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
http://www.samhsa.gov/centers/csat/csat.html

Office of Communication and External Liaison
1 Choke Cherry Road
Rockville, MD 20857
P: 301-443-5052
F: 301-443-7801

The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) was created in order to expand the availability of effective treatment and recovery services for individuals with alcohol and drug problems. CSAT aims to improve the lives of individuals and families affected by alcohol and drug abuse by ensuring access to clinically sound, cost effective addiction treatment while reducing the health and social cost to our communities.

National Institute of Corrections
http://www.nicic.org

Morris L. Thigpen, Sr.
Director
320 First Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20534
P: 800-995-6423

The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is an agency within the Department of Justice. NIC provides training, technical assistance, information services, and policy/program development assistance to Federal, State, and local correctional agencies.

The National Institute on Drug Abuse
http://www.nida.nih.gov

Dr. Nora D. Volkow
Director
National Institutes of Health
6001 Executive Boulevard
Room 5213
Bethesda, MD 20892-9561
P: 301-443-1124

The National institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is a division of the National Institutes of Health. The goal of NIDA is to use science to understand drug abuse and addiction. There are two objectives that work support this goal. The first involves strategic support and conduct of research across a broad range of disciplines. The second is to significantly improve drug abuse and addiction prevention, treatment, and policy.

National Institute of Mental Health
http://www.nimh.nih.gov

Dr. Thomas Insel
Director
NIMH Public Inquiries
6001 Executive Boulevard
RM 8184, MSC. 9663
Bethesda, MD 20892-9663
P: 301-443-4513
F: 301-443 4279

Through research, the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) hopes to better understand, treat, and prevent mental illness. Basic neuroscience, behavioral science, and genetics are studied in order to gain an understanding of the fundamental mechanisms underlying thought, emotion, and behavior. With these findings the National Institute of Mental Health studies what goes wrong in the brain in mental illness.

Office of Justice Programs
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov

Regina B. Schofield
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Justice Programs
810 7th Street, NW
Washington, DC 20531
P: 202-307-0790

Assistant Attorney General
The Office of Justice Programs (OJP) was created in 1984 in order to provide Federal leadership in developing the nation’s capacity to prevent and control crime, improve the criminal and juvenile justice systems, increase knowledge about crime and related issues, and assist crime victims.

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
http://www.ojjdp.ncjrs.org

J. Robert Flores
Administrator
810 Seventh Street, NW
Washington, DC 20531
P: 202-307-5911

The goal of the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) is to provide national leadership, coordination, and resources to prevent and respond to juvenile delinquency and victimization. In order to accomplish this goal OJJDP supports state and local communities in their efforts to develop and implement effective prevention and intervention programs. OJJDP also strives to improve the juvenile justice system so that it protects the safety of the public and holds offenders accountable.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
http://www.samhsa.gov

Javaid Kaiser
Acting Director
Office of Applied Studies
810 Seventh Street, NW
Washington, DC 20531
P: 240-276-1250

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is the Federal agency responsible for improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from both substance abuse and mental health problems.