The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) newly outlined Data Strategy for 2023–2026 underscores the agency's unwavering commitment to data and evidence, which is achievable through establishing comprehensive systems for data collection, analysis, and dissemination systems. This strategy is informed by insights gleaned from listening sessions with stakeholders and is structured around four primary objectives:

1. Enhance SAMHSA's ability to collect, capture, and maintain high-quality data
2. Conduct robust performance monitoring, evaluation, and surveillance
3. Strengthen access to, utilization of, and dissemination of SAMHSA data
4. Expand and strengthen SAMHSA's workforce capacity

Read more about the data strategy here.