Transcript SAMHSA Powerpoint Template

Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Data and Challenges
Health Data Initiative Forum III
June 5-6, 2012
Washington, DC
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SAMHSA Data
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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.
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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, noninstitutionalized population, age 12 or older.
• About 67,500 persons interviewed per year.
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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).
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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.
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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)
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SAMHSA Data
For all datasets, SAMHSA provides:
• Data documentation and codebooks.
• Multiple file formats (SPSS, SAS, STATA, ASCII).
• Online analysis.
• Free downloads.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Questions ?
J. Neil Russell, Ph.D.
SAMHSA HDI Lead
[email protected]
SAMHSA Data:
http://www.datafiles.samhsa.gov
Challenges:
http://challenge.gov/SAMHSA
http://blog.samhsa.gov
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