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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Data and Challenges Health Data Initiative Forum III June 5-6, 2012 Washington, DC. SAMHSA Data. Substance abuse (e.g., alcohol, marijuana); Prevalence of mental illness. Drug related emergency department visits.
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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Data and Challenges Health Data Initiative Forum III June 5-6, 2012 Washington, DC
SAMHSA Data • Substance abuse (e.g., alcohol, marijuana); • Prevalence of mental illness. • Drug related emergency department visits. • Substance abuse treatment admissions, discharges and facilities. • Nationally representative. • Free access to all data. • No login required.
SAMHSA Data National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) • Years 1979, 1982, 1985, 1988, 1990-2010. • Primary source of substance abuse data. • Information on mental health, depression, and treatment. • Nationally representative of the civilian, non-institutionalized population, age 12 or older. • About 67,500 persons interviewed per year.
SAMHSA Data Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) • Years 2007, 2008, 2009. • 2004-2006 & 2010 planned for release. • Nationally representative surveillance system that captures drug related emergency department (ED) visits. • ED visits for all drug types (illegal, prescription, over-the-counter, and alcohol).
SAMHSA Data National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS) • Years 1997 – 1998, 2000, 2002 to 2010. • A census of substance abuse treatment facilities (public and private) and their characteristics. • Provides information on the nature and extent of services provided.
SAMHSA Data Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) • Years 1992 to 2009 • State administrative data reported to SAMHSA. • Separate data file for Admissions and Discharges. • Reason for discharge, drug type at admission, demographics, and number of prior treatments • Geography includes state and Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area (PMSA)
SAMHSA Data For all datasets, SAMHSA provides: • Data documentation and codebooks. • Multiple file formats (SPSS, SAS, STATA, ASCII). • Online analysis. • Free downloads.
SAMHSA Challenge I Young Invincibles - Summer 2012 - Prize $40,000 • Men ages 18 – 34 have a disproportionately high uninsured rate compared to other subgroups. • Entrants will develop a comprehensive outreach campaign that targets single men ages 18 – 34 to educate them on the importance to health coverage and get them to enroll in public or private health insurance.
SAMHSA Challenge II Stay Covered - Fall 2012 - Prize $40,000 • 38 % of the Medicaid population under age 65 experience a break in health insurance coverage • Entrants will develop a comprehensive outreach campaign for persons who have experienced difficulty with the Medicaid enrollment or re-enrollment. The campaign will convey new system improvements being made and affirm the importance of health insurance coverage.
SAMHSA Challenge III Suicide Prevention - Late 2012 - Prize TBD • Suicide is a leading cause of death. • Those admitted to emergency rooms are still at risk for suicide even after discharge. • Entrants will develop a smart phone application that links at-risk persons, after discharge, to health care providers or suicide crisis and support organizations for follow-up help.
Questions ? J. Neil Russell, Ph.D. SAMHSA HDI Lead neil.russell@samhsa.gov SAMHSA Data: http://www.datafiles.samhsa.gov Challenges: http://challenge.gov/SAMHSA http://blog.samhsa.gov