SAMHSA Quietly Deleted All Blog Entries Before 2017

The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, quietly deleted hundreds of blog entries from its blog that pre-dated the current administration. The oldest entries date back only to September 2017, with hundreds of missing entries on a blog that began its life nine years ago on October 4, 2010. Why did SAMHSA delete its history of blog entries from before the current president’s administration? Historically, the SAMHSA blog published anywhere from 4 to 12 articles per month, highlighting a wide variety of public mental health and substance abuse concerns. It was written in everyday language and put a very human face on these kinds of issues. These articles ranged from educational information about mental health and substance abuse issues, to personal stories of hope from individuals impacted by a mental health or substance abuse issue. Censoring the Past History of SAMHSA Under the current SAMHSA administration, this once-vibrant form of public communication has dwindled down to a handful of articles per month. And for unclear reasons, SAMHSA made the unprecedented decision to remove all of its articles in this section of the website that were published before September 2017. Here’s a tiny example of the articles that were removed without notice this federal government resource: Rural veterans may not be receiving the mental health treatment they need A personal perspe...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: General Mental Health and Wellness Policy and Advocacy censorship Samhsa Source Type: blogs