Organizations

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SAMHSA Agency-wide Strategic Communication Plan:

Proposed Respondent Organizations by Category

Presented in the chart below are suggested organizations that represent traditional and nontraditional viewpoints grouped into four major categories – Service Providers, Government and Policy Makers, Public and Influencers, and Business, Insurers and Quality Groups.

Top 44 Recommendations by Audience Quadrant

Service Providers (n=17):

Government/Policymakers (n=7):

American Academy of Family Physicians [Primary Care] American Association of Community Colleges [Education] American Association of Pastoral Counselors [Social Service] American College of Emergency Physicians [Emergency Provider] American Hospital Association [Related Trade Organization] American Nurses Association [Primary Care] American Pharmacists Association [Related Trade Organization] American Psychiatric Association [BH Providers] American Psychiatric Nurses Association [BH Providers] American Psychological Association [BH Providers] American School Counselors Organization [Education] National Association of Peer Specialists [BH Providers] National Association of Social Workers [Related Trade Organization] NAADAC: Association of Addiction Professionals [BH Providers] National Council of State Housing Agencies [Social Service] State Association of Addiction Services (SAAS) [Related Trade Organization] US First Responders [Disaster Provider]

International Association of Chiefs of Police [Law Enforcement] National Association of County and City Health Officials [Local] National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors [Related Trade Association] National Association of State Medicaid Directors [Related Trade Association/Health Care Reform] National Association of State and Mental Health Program Directors [Related Trade Association] National Commission on Correctional Healthcare [Criminal Justice] National Governor’s Association [State]

Public/Influencers (n=15):

Business/Insurer/Quality Groups (n=5):

American Public Health Association [Health Advocacy] Boys and Girls Clubs of America [Advocacy] Faces and Voices of Recovery [Advocacy] Federation of Families [Advocacy] Mental Health America [Advocacy] National Alliance for the Mentally Ill [Advocacy] National Asian American and Pacific Islander Mental Health Association [BH Advocacy/Minority] National Association of Broadcasters [Media] National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery [Advocacy] National Council for Indian Urban Health[BH Advocacy/Minority] National Gay & Lesbian Task Force [LGBT Advocacy] National Latino Behavioral Health Institute [BH Advocacy/Minority] National Leadership Council for African American Behavioral Health [BH Advocacy/Minority] Real Warriors Campaign [Military] Youth MOVE [Advocacy]

America’s Health Insurance Plans [Insurers] Employee Assistance Society of North America [HR] Kaiser Family Foundation [Foundation] National Association of Insurance Commissioners [Insurers/Regulators] National Business Group on Health [Business]

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