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Transition of federal government: The path forward for SAMHSA
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
alcoholism and drug abuse weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7591
pISSN - 1042-1394
DOI - 10.1002/adaw.32893
Subject(s) - administration (probate law) , mental health , government (linguistics) , substance abuse , human services , food and drug administration , political science , psychology , public administration , medicine , psychiatry , law , medical emergency , linguistics , philosophy
Last week, as President‐elect Biden worked with his transition team, we asked experts around the country to comment on the path forward for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). President Trump, who so far has not conceded defeat and is mounting legal challenges to the results, and his administration remain in control until Jan. 20, 2021, inauguration day. Elinore McCance‐Katz, M.D., Ph.D., is still assistant secretary for mental health and substance abuse of the Department of Health and Human Services and head of SAMHSA.