Assistant Secretary, Mental Health and Substance Use
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Dr. Miriam E. Delphin-Rittmon is currently Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. She previously served for six years as Commissioner of the Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS). Prior positions held at DMHAS include Deputy Commissioner, Senior Policy Advisor and Director of the department’s Office of Multicultural Healthcare Equity. In her role as commissioner, Dr. Delphin-Rittmon was committed to promoting recovery oriented, integrated and culturally responsive services and systems that foster dignity, respect and meaningful community inclusion.
Prior to her current appointment, Dr. Delphin-Rittmon was an adjunct associate professor at Yale University where she served on faculty for the past 20 years. While at Yale, Dr. Delphin-Rittmon served as the director of cultural competence and research consultation with the Yale University Program for Recovery and Community Health.
In May 2014, Dr. Delphin-Rittmon completed a two-year White House appointment working as a senior advisor to the administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. While at SAMHSA, she worked on a range of policy initiatives addressing behavioral health equity, workforce development and health care reform.
Through her 20-year career in the behavioral health field, Dr. Delphin-Rittmon has extensive experience in the design, evaluation and administration of mental health, substance use and prevention services and systems and has received several awards for advancing policy in these areas. Most recently, she received the 2019 State Service Award from the National Association of State Drug and Alcohol Directors and the 2016 Mental Health Award for Excellence from the United Nations Committee on Mental Health.
She received her BA in social science from Hofstra University in 1989, her MS and PhD in clinical psychology from Purdue University 1992 and 2001, respectively, and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in clinical community psychology at Yale University in 2002.
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Wednesday, April 13, 2022
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM
