Speeches and Presentations

Speeches and presentations by the Assistant Secretary and other SAMHSA officials on issues relating to behavioral health.

Subject: Hearing on 21st Century Cures Implementation: Examining Mental Health Initiatives (PDF)- House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health 
July 19, 2018
Elinore F. McCance-Katz, MD, PhD, Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services

Subject: Changing Focus: The Right to Treatment of Serious Mental Illness (PDF | 456 KB)
April 16, 2018
Elinore F. McCance-Katz, MD, PhD, Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services

Subject: SAMHSA/HHS: An Update on the Opioid Crisis (PDF | 1.3 MB)
March 14, 2018
Elinore F. McCance-Katz, MD, PhD, Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services

Subject: The Key Role of Prevention in Addressing the Current Landscape of Substance Use in America: A Perspective (PDF | 1.1 MB)
February 5, 2018
Elinore F. McCance-Katz, MD, PhD, Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Health and Human Services

Last Updated: 07/25/2018