Center for Mental Health Services

Center for Mental Health Services The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) leads federal efforts to promote prevention, treatment, and recovery supports for Americans with mental health conditions. CMHS aims to improve the health and wellbeing of individuals, families, and communities; and for all people to live fulfilling, independent, and productive lives. CMHS strengthens the Nation's mental health by: - Helping states and communities increase access to effective, evidence-based prevention, treatment, and recovery support services for children, youth, adults, and family members; - Developing and leading national strategies and programs to address serious mental illness (SMI) and serious emotional disturbance (SED), early intervention, prevention/promotion and treatment, homelessness, suicide prevention, and crisis response, to reduce the impact of mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders on America's communities; and - Promoting recovery as an outcome for all Americans with behavioral health conditions.