Forum on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

Caring for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders in Primary Care Settings

Proceedings of a Workshop

Behavioral health conditions, which include mental health and substance use disorders, affect approximately 20 percent of Americans. Of those with a s...

Key Policy Challenges and Opportunities to Improve Care for People with Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

Proceedings of a Workshop

Behavioral health and substance use disorders affect approximately 20 percent of the U.S. population. Of those with a substance use disorder, approxim...

Early Interventions for Psychosis: First Episodes and High Risk Populations: Proceedings of a Workshop

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Innovative Data Science Approaches to Identify Individuals, Populations, and Communities at High Risk for Suicide

Proceedings of a Workshop

Emerging real-time data sources, together with innovative data science techniques and methods - including artificial intelligence and machine learning...

Addressing the Rising Mental Health Needs of an Aging Population

Proceedings of a Workshop

Existing systems are not prepared to provide the mental health care services needed by the growing population of older adults. The National Academies ...

Suicide Prevention in Indigenous Communities

Proceedings of a Workshop

Indigenous communities experience higher risks for suicide and self-harm compared to the general U.S. population, with suicide as the second-leading c...

Improving Access to High-Quality Mental Health Care for Veterans

Proceedings of a Workshop

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Strategies and Interventions to Reduce Suicide

Proceedings of a Workshop

The persistent trends in suicide necessitate action among mental health care providers and payers, researchers, and community leaders. Health care set...

Essential Health Care Services Related to Anxiety and Mood Disorders in Women

Proceedings of a Workshop

At the request of the Health Resources and Services Administration, the National Academies Forum on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders hosted a...