Data We Collect
The Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality (CBHSQ) is the leading source of behavioral health data in the United States. Behavioral health data collected includes:
Prevalence of mental illness and substance use disorders Behavioral health service provision and use Evaluation data. This data helps researchers, public health officials, and policymakers to understand and solve issues.
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Restricted Use
The Research Data Center (RDC) provides researchers with the opportunity to apply for access to restricted data files that are not available anywhere else. For access to restricted use NSDUH data, please submit an application to www.ResearchDataGov.org. A proposal review will occur once an application is submitted.
RDC: More InformationThe Data Analysis System (DAS) is an online tool that lets users access both public-use and restricted use NSDUH files (RUFs) within the limits of predetermined variables and crosstabs. The tool includes built-in confidentiality restraints.
DAS: More InformationData Collections
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DAWN
Drug Abuse Warning Network
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MH-CLD
Mental Health Client-Level Data
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N-MHSS
National Mental Health Services Survey
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N-SSATS
National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services
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N-SUMHSS
National Substance Use and Mental Health Services Survey
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NSDUH
National Survey on Drug Use and Health
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TEDS
Treatment Episode Data Set
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URS
Uniform Reporting System
Scientific Integrity
We reaffirm our commitment to maintaining the highest level of scientific integrity in producing official statistics. Together, the Principles and Practices, Statistical Policy Directives and Standards, and Information Quality Guidelines form the foundation for achieving and maintaining scientific integrity within and among the principal statistical agencies. Read more about our Scientific Integrity policies.
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive and Analysis Tools
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Data Archive (SAMHDA) is a public resource for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of SAMHSA's behavioral health data. If you're looking for data files, the SAMHDA site provides questionnaires, codebooks, and data sets for multiple studies. If you're looking for publications, SAMHDA has links to these as well as a searchable database of bibliographic citations.
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