N-SUMHSS 2021 Advance Letter

Attachment B5 N-SUMHSS 2021 Advance Letter

Substance Abuse and Mental

Health Services Administration

February 2021

Dear Facility Director:

In early April, you will receive a packet from [COMPANY], [CITY], [STATE], for the 2021 National Substance Use and Mental Health Services Survey (N-SUMHSS). This annual survey, sponsored by the Federal government’s Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and conducted by [COMPANY], collects data from all known substance use and mental health treatment facilities in the United States and its jurisdictions. The N-SUMHSS replaces the National Survey of Substance Abuse Treatment Services (N-SSATS) and the National Mental Health Services Survey (N-MHSS).

When you complete the survey, and to save you time, the 2021 N-SUMHSS has the following features:

• You will have the ability to go back and change answers, if necessary

• Multiple questions are grouped together on the same web page

• If you are responsible for completing the N-SUMHSS for more than one location, you can now complete multiple web surveys in a single session

The packet to arrive in early April will include instructions for completing the questionnaire online, through a secure password-protected website. If your facility no longer provides substance use or mental health treatment services, has had an address change, or if you have any questions about the survey, please call the N-SUMHSS helpline at 1-888-324-8337 or send an email to [WEBSITE].

We look forward to your participation in the 2021 N-SUMHSS!

Sincerely,

Nichele C. Waller

Contracting Officer’s Representative

Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality

SAMHSA

Note: If your organization offers treatment services at more than one location, you may receive a duplicate letter for another facility at another location. The N-SSATS is designed to collect information about a single facility at a single location, that is, the facility whose name and address is indicated on the envelope. On the web, you will be able to complete the survey for multiple locations at the same time.