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For a variety of its own reasons not applicable to the Committee, the agency may implement all/most of the recommendations,
but few times recommendations are not implemented.
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During the life of the Council, approximately 75% of its recommendations were fully implemented by the agency, such as the
development and implementation of search options that identify interventions developed and implemented primarily by or for
a minority population within the NREPP database; changes in the SAMHSA program and principles priorities; an increase in the
interaction between SAMHSA, the 3 National Institutes of Health advisory councils, Health Resources and Services Administration
and the Department of Justice with respect to substance abuse and mental health issues; the inclusion of individuals with
dual diagnoses to be included on the Office of National Drug Control (ONDCP) strategic goals and objectives; identifying a
set of steps to reduce stigma and discrimination; developing cultural competence standards and performance measures; providing
targeted communications to SAMHSA's constituents and the public to promote the agency's mission and its activities; and addressing
the needs of children in welfare reform measures; and increasing collaboration between the pharmaceutical industry and primary
care physicians regarding psychotropic drug prescriptions.
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