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New acting leadership at SAMHSA and ONDCP under Biden
Author(s) -
Knopf Alison
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
alcoholism and drug abuse weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7591
pISSN - 1042-1394
DOI - 10.1002/adaw.32951
Subject(s) - nomination , mental health , administration (probate law) , human services , substance abuse , agency (philosophy) , political science , psychology , psychiatry , law , sociology , social science
Last week, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) got a new acting head — Tom Coderre, who was chief of staff at the agency during the Obama administration. He was then senior advisor to Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo, a strong proponent of substance use disorder treatment who President Biden nominated to be commerce secretary. Coderre is beloved in the recovery community, and SAMHSA staff will be relieved to have him in charge while waiting for an official nomination for permanent assistant secretary for mental health and substance use with the Department of Health and Human Services.