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SAMHSA DTAC Services

Eligible Recipients for SAMHSA DTAC Assistance

SAMHSA DTAC serves State programs designed to help people in the aftermath of disasters, regardless of funding sources.

Through an interagency agreement with FEMA, SAMHSA administers Crisis Counseling and Training Assistance Program grants to help States provide ongoing support for the emotional recovery of disaster victims. This SAMHSA/FEMA collaboration allows SAMHSA DTAC to train State mental health staff to perform outreach and education on stress reactions and stress reduction through the CCP model.

SAMHSA also provides State Emergency Response Capacity Grants, the SAMHSA Emergency Response Grants (funds of last resort for major traumatic events that are not Presidentially declared disasters), the Public Safety Workers Mental Health Grants, the National Child Traumatic Stress Network, and an expanding group of special-focus grants.

SAMHSA DTAC provides another form of help by regularly assessing the needs of the recipients receiving these funds and providing services and products to help support disaster planning and response.

Services and Products

SAMHSA DTAC provides technical assistance (TA) to the States and Territories in preparation for and response to mental health and substance abuse needs associated with catastrophic events. Based on State-identified needs, SAMHSA DTAC staff members are working to close gaps in preparedness through identification, documentation, and dissemination of best practices.

SAMHSA DTAC offers the following services and products:

• A toll-free telephone number (1-800-308-3515) for rapid response to requests for assistance, with extended hours when major disasters occur
• A quarterly electronic and print resource, entitled Dialogue, on emergency mental health and substance abuse-related issues for State Mental Health Commissioners, Substance Abuse Commissioners and Disaster Mental Health Coordinators
• Resource lists on disaster mental health and substance abuse topics
• Technical assistance guidance documents and national reports on disaster-related topics
• On-site technical assistance by expert consultants
• Meetings and work groups focused on emergency and disaster mental health topics
• Outreach and network development for disaster mental health/substance abuse response

Accessing Our Services

Through SAMHSA DTAC, you can receive immediate answers to your questions or schedule a return call from an expert for complex inquiries, request telephone or on-site consultation with a technical assistance provider (requests subject to EMHTSSB approval), order publications, and more. Take advantage of the Center’s services by:

• Obtaining materials from our online resource collection
• Contacting a Technical Assistance Specialist electronically
• Calling a SAMHSA DTAC Technical Assistance Specialist on our toll-free line at 1-800-308-3515.