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Audit of SAMHSA's Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator

Announced on  | Last Modified on  | Project Number: A-09-23-01003
Status
Completed
Agency
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

OBJECTIVE

Substance use disorders (SUDs) impact the lives of millions of Americans. Drug overdose deaths in the United States increased by 28.5 percent during the 12-month period ending in April 2021. An individual who experiences an SUD may also experience a co-occurring mental disorder and vice versa. Nearly one in five U.S. adults (52.9 million in 2020) lives with a mental illness. In accordance with the 21st Century Cures Act (P.L. 114-255, § 9006), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) maintains FindTreatment.gov, which is a searchable, online database of facility locations where individuals can seek substance use disorder and mental health treatment in the United States and U.S. Territories. We will conduct an audit to determine whether SAMHSA reported on FindTreatment.gov accurate, complete, and timely information on SUD and mental health treatment facilities.

TIMELINE

REPORT PUBLISHED

SAMHSA’s FindTreatment.gov Contained Some Inaccurate Information on Substance Use and Mental Health Treatment Facilities (A-09-23-01003)

25-A-09-057.01 to SAMHSA - Closed Implemented
Closed on 09/25/2025
We recommend that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration work with the Contractor to strengthen procedures related to verifying facility information, such as validating a sample of facilities each year.

25-A-09-057.02 to SAMHSA - Closed Implemented
Closed on 09/08/2025
We recommend that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration improve the prominence of the statement on FindTreatment.gov about contacting the Contractor to report an issue with the information listed for a facility, such as placing the statement at the top of the page on the website and using a larger font size and a different color.

25-A-09-057.03 to SAMHSA - Open Unimplemented
Update expected on 03/08/2026
We recommend that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration work with the Contractor to implement additional system edits in the Survey to prevent facilities from submitting the Survey without completing all of the critical information fields.

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Work Plan Type
Office of Audit Services
HHS Agencies
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Issue Areas
Mental Health Public Health Issues Substance Abuse Disorder
Target Groups
-
Financial Groups
Other Funding