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Center for Mental Health Services

The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) leads federal efforts to promote prevention, treatment, and recovery supports for Americans with mental health conditions. CMHS aims to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities; and for all people to live fulfilling, independent, and productive lives.

CMHS strengthens the Nation's mental health by:

  • Helping states and communities increase access to effective, evidence-based prevention, treatment, and recovery support services for children, youth, adults, and family members;
  • Developing and leading national strategies and programs to address serious mental illness (SMI) and serious emotional disturbance (SED), early intervention, prevention/promotion and treatment, homelessness, suicide prevention, and crisis response, to reduce the impact of mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders on America's communities; and
  • Promoting recovery as an outcome for all Americans with behavioral health conditions.

Contact Information

Center for Mental Health Services
5600 Fishers Lane
Rockville, MD 20857
240-276-1310
Contact SAMHSA

Staff

Office of the Director

Anita Everett, M.D., DFAPA, Director

Tison Thomas, Deputy Director

Billina Shaw, M.D., M.P.H., FAPA, Senior Medical Advisor

Nima Sheth, M.D., M.P.H., Senior Medical Advisor

Michelle Kim Leff, M.D., MBA, Senior Medical Advisor

Office of Program Analysis and Coordination (OPAC)

Michelle Bechard, Director

Eric Lulow, Supervisory Public Health Advisor, Quality Improvement Team

CDR Sean Allain, Supervisory Public Health Advisor, Operations Team

Office of Technical Assistance and Coordination (OTAC)

Karen Gentile, Director

Mogens (Bill) Baerentzen, Supervisory Public Health Advisor, Behavioral Health Systems Coordination Team

Valerie Kolick, Supervisory Public Health Advisor, Population Mental Health Coordination Team

Division of Trauma and Disaster Behavioral Health (DTDBH)

CAPT Maryann Robinson, Director

Disaster Behavioral Health Branch (DBHB)

Alisa Santucci, Chief

Traumatic Stress Branch (TSB)

Raphaelle Richardson, Chief

Division of Children and School Mental Health (DCSMH)

Nancy Kelly, Director

Child, Adolescent and Family Branch (CAFB)

Emily Lichvar, Chief

Mental Health Promotion Branch (MHPB)

Shane Grant, Chief

Division of State and Community Systems Development (DSCSD)

Susan Marsiglia Gray, Director

State and Homeless Programs Branch (SHPB)

Doug Slothouber, Chief

State and Consumer Protection Branch (SCPB)

Eric Weakly, Chief

Division of Community Behavioral Health (DCBH)

David de Voursney, Director

Comprehensive Services and Systems Branch (CSSB)

Jenny Vidas, Chief

Comprehensive Services and Integration Branch (CSIB)

CDR Nicole Pascua, Chief

Division of Suicide Prevention and Community Supports (DSPCS)

CAPT David Barry, Director

Suicide Prevention Branch (SPB)

Brandon Johnson, Chief

Community Support Programs Branch (CSPB)

CDR Mary-Katherine Hager, Chief

Last Updated: 04/24/2024