SAMHSA 2023-Substance abuse and mental health services administration Exam

SAMHSA Helpline - ANSWER-Received calls an average of 68,683 calls per month. This is an increase from 2017, with an average monthly call volume of 67,949 or 815,390 total calls for the year. Substance Use and Mental Health Issues among U.S.-Born American Indians or Alaska Natives Residing on and off Tribal Lands - ANSWER-About 22 percent of American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/ANs) reside on reservations or other trust lands, which contain unique governments, histories, traditions, communities, languages, and behavioral health challenges. AI/ANs - ANSWER-American Indians/Alaska Natives High rates of substance use and mental health issues - ANSWER-AI/ANs experience high rates of substance use and some mental health issues (e.g., posttraumatic stress) compared with the U.S. general population.The prevalence of substance use and mental health issues among AI/ANs is linked with social determinants of health, including poverty, lack of opportunity, violence and victimization, chronic stress, and barriers to culturally competent behavioral health care. Current Statistics on the Prevalence and Characteristics of People Experiencing Homelessness in the United States - ANSWER-Individuals who are Homeless According to the US Department of Housing and Urban Development's June 2010 Annual Homeless Assessment Report to Congress (2010 AHAR)1, on a given night in January 2010: • 407,966 individuals were homeless in shelters, transitional housing programs, or on the streets (this number does not include persons in family households)i • 109,812 individuals were chronically homeless, a 1% decrease from the previous year National Survey of Homeless Assistance Providers and Clients (NSHAPC) fact sheet - ANSWER-Gender, Age, Race/Ethnicity Among all sheltered individuals over the course of a year (October 2009-September 2010)iii: • 62% were male • 38% were female • 21.8% are under age 18 • 23.5% are 18-30 • 37% are 31 to 50 • 14.9% are 51 to 61 • 2.8% are 62 or older • 41.6% are White, Non-Hispanic