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The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. It is charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitative services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses. The Administrator of SAMHSA reports directly to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. SAMHSA's headquarters building is located in Rockville, Maryland. ==History== SAMHSA was established in 1992 by Congress as part of a reorganization of the Federal administration of mental health services; the new law renamed the former Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration (ADAMHA). ADAMHA had passed through a series of name changes and organizational arrangements throughout its history:〔(Records of the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration [ADAMHA] ), National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Accessed 2012-07-18.〕 *Narcotics Division (1929–30) *Division of Mental Hygiene (1930–43) *Mental Hygiene Division, Bureau of Medical Services (1943–49) *NIMH, National Institutes of Health (NIH, 1949–67) *NIMH (1967–68) *NIMH, Health Services and Mental Health Administration (1968–73) *NIMH, NIH (1973) *National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, NIMH (1970–73) *ADAMHA, established 1973. Congress directed SAMHSA to target effectively substance abuse and mental health services to the people most in need and to translate research in these areas more effectively and rapidly into the general health care system.〔("SAMHSA: Agency Overview" )〕 Charles Curie was SAMHSA's Director until his resignation in May 2006. In December 2006 Terry Cline was appointed as SAMHSA's Director. Dr. Cline served through August 2008. Rear Admiral Eric Broderick served as the Acting Director upon Dr. Cline's departure,〔("SAMHSA Agency Biographies: Acting Administrator of SAMHSA" )〕 until the arrival of the succeeding Administrator, Pamela S. Hyde, J.D. in November 2009.〔("SAMHSA Administrator Biography" )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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