SAMHSA's new strategic priorities raise concerns, mixed reaction in the field

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) on Sept. 10 unveiled a sweeping overhaul of its strategic priorities, sparking mixed reactions across the behavioral health field ( samhsa.gov/about/strategic‐priorities ). In its newly released executive summary, the agency pledged to “change the trajectory” of serious mental illness, addiction and loss of life by abandoning what it calls “misguided policies” and “unsupported clinical interventions.”