PAMELA HYDE CONFIRMED AS ADMINISTRATOR FOR SAMHSA
On November 20, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced that the Senate had unanimously confirmed the appointment of Pamela Hyde as Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Ms. Hyde was previously serving as Secretary of the New Mexico Human Services Department. Additionally Ms. Hyde has a great knowledge of Ohio having served as the Director of both the Ohio Department of Mental Health and the Ohio Department of Human Services. We look forward to Ms. Hyde becoming the Administrator of SAMHSA, and wish her well.
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Cheri L. Walter
Chief Executive Officer
