2015-19417. Advisory Committee for Women's Services (ACWS); Notice of Meeting

Pursuant to Public Law 92-463, notice is hereby given of a meeting of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA) Advisory Committee for Women's Services (ACWS) on August 26, 2015.

The meeting will include discussions on behavioral health for Pregnant and Postpartum Women (PPW) and their families; disparities in behavioral health services for women; and a conversation with the SAMHSA Administrator.

The meeting is open to the public and will be held at SAMHSA, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, MD 20857, in the VTC Room. Attendance by the public will be limited to space available. Interested persons may present data, information, or views, orally or in writing, on issues pending before the committee. Written submissions should be forwarded to the contact person (below) on or before August 14, 2015. Oral presentations from the public will be scheduled at the conclusion of the meeting. Individuals interested in making oral presentations are encouraged to notify the contact person on or before August 14, 2015. Five minutes will be allotted for each presentation.

The meeting may be accesed via telephone. To attend on site, obtain the call-in number and access code, submit written or brief oral comments, or request special accommodations for persons with disabilities, please register on-line at http://nac.samhsa.gov/​Registration/​meetingsRegistration.aspx,, or communicate with SAMHSA's Designated Federal Officer, Ms. Nadine Benton (see contact information below).

Substantive meeting information and a roster of Committee members may be obtained either by accessing the SAMHSA Committees' Web site http://www.samhsa.gov/​about-us/​advisory-councils/​advisory-committee-women%E2%80%99s-services-awcs,, or by contacting Ms. Benton.

Committee Name: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration; Advisory Committee for Women's Services (ACWS).

Date/Time/Type: Wednesday, August 26, 2015, from: 1 p.m. to 4:15 p.m. EDT.

Open:

Place: SAMHSA, 1 Choke Cherry Road, SAMHSA, Rock Creek, VTC Room, Rockville, Maryland 20857, Conference Number: 800-369-1956, Passcode: ACWS.

Contact: Nadine Benton, Designated Federal Official, SAMHSA's Advisory Committee for Women's Services, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Rockville, Maryland 20857 Telephone: [phone], Fax: [phone], Email: [e-mail].

Cathy J. Friedman,

Public Health Analyst, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.