$6.6 Million Grant to Support Suicide Prevention Hotline

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Administrator Charles Curie made the announcement at the Oregon Partnership's Northwest Regional Conference on Prevention in Portland on Friday. Oregon Senator Gordon Smith championed legislation in Congress, signed by President Bush on October 21, 2004, that will enhance SAMHSA's suicide prevention efforts at the state and local levels, and early intervention and detection of mental illness.