Tom Coderre

08/26/2025

This week is —a time to remember lives lost to overdose, raise awareness, and act. Learn more about preventing and ending overdose and find resources to help those affected: samhsa.gov/end-overdose

08/09/2025

I was moved to attend the official dedication for the Bob Houghtaling Foundation. Bob was a friend, a mentor, and a warrior on the path to help people get and stay well. His decades of helping youth navigate mental health and substance use challenges saved many lives and soothed many families. Grateful his legacy will be helping even more people!

08/07/2025

New resource about the importance of self-care to ensure well-being for people providing recovery supports and other behavioral health services. It provides tips for individuals and leaders to check in and support a person’s overall wellness and improve well-being.

This fact sheet describes the importance of self-care to ensure well-being for people providing recovery supports and other behavioral health services. It provides tips for individuals and leaders to check in and support a person’s overall wellness and improve well-being.

07/28/2025

📢 Just released: 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health ( ) findings on U.S. mental health, substance use, treatment and recovery. Now with 4 years of comparable data! samhsa.gov/data/data-we-collect/nsduh-national-survey-drug-use-and-health/national-releases/2024

07/24/2025

This week is National Deflection Week 2025! Launched in 2023 by the Police, Treatment, and Community Collaborative (PTACC), National Deflection Week is an observance held annually during the third full week of July dedicated to recognizing deflection efforts across the world to connect people to substance use treatment without traditional criminal justice system involvement. Check out resources via the link...

The PTACC committee extends a big thank you to all who attended, presented, sponsored and worked on the International 2024 PTACC Deflection Summit in the

07/18/2025

Proud of my home city for hosting this important conversation!

PAWTUCKET – City Chief Equity Officer Chachi Carvalho had plenty of takeaways from the first men’s mental health panel he moderated at City Hall Chambers on June 30, in honor

07/17/2025

Happy 90th AA!

Bill Wilson wrote the basic text for Alcoholics Anonymous; Time magazine called him one of the 100 most important people of the 20th century.

07/16/2025

For starters, they should use Purdue Pharma’s billions to make Narcan universally accessible.

07/08/2025

Happening this week, register to attend in person in Augusta, Maine or virtually!

Governor Janet Mills will host her 7th Annual Opioid Response Summit on Thursday, July 10, 2025, at the Augusta Civic Center. The annual summit convenes leaders from around Maine and the nation to share ideas, strategies, and best practices to help Maine people affected by the opioid crisis. With th...

05/30/2025

Recovery is possible for everyone. Finding community support is a powerful, proven way to help support long-term recovery.

To find support on your unique journey, visit https://samhsa.gov/find-support/health-care-or-support/support-group-or-local-program?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=recover-me&utm_content=mham-4

05/30/2025

Thanks for sharing your story and the implications of this important policy decision!

“When we talk about cutting Medicaid, we're talking about dismantling this critical support system,” writes Ryan Hampton.

05/17/2025

Redwood is a powerful musical starring Idina Menzel about trauma and resilience after an overdose. The show tells the story of how Jesse reacts to her son's death by leaving her wife and work, drives across the US to the redwood forest and finds comfort in a giant tree and two amazing people she meets who help her find the strength to go on. Thanks to the Clinton Foundation for the panel after the show and NYS OASAS for the naloxone we distributed to the emotional audience.