# Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/substance-abuse-and-mental-health-services-administration/  
**Website:** https://www.samhsa.gov  
**APIs profiled:** 3

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services dedicated to improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and recovery support services for individuals struggling with substance abuse and mental health disorders. SAMHSA provides APIs and open data for the behavioral health treatment services locator, national survey data (NSDUH), treatment episode statistics (TEDS), and state mental health data.

## Kin Score — 41.6 / 100 (developing)

Scored 2026-08-20 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (+0.0 from 41.6).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 64.8 |
| Contract Quality | 62.2 |
| Governance | 25.0 |
| Contract Governance | 25.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 13.2 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 7.1 |
| Commercial Clarity | 57.1 |
| Access Clarity | 57.1 |

Regulatory layer — **Government & Public Sector**: 35.2 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 26.3 (agent-aware)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | yes |
| Agentic Access | derived |
| Reversibility Documented | na |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | na |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | documented |
| Rate Limit Signal | documented |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | na |

## Access

Freemium — onboarding: unknown, pricing: freemium, trial: no (confidence: medium).

## APIs (3)

- **SAMHSA Data Portal** — SAMHSA's data portal provides access to national and state-level behavioral health statistics including the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH), Treatment Episode Dat...
- **SAMHSA Mental Health Client Level Data** — Client-Level Data (CLD) from state mental health agencies on clients receiving state-funded mental health services. Provides data on demographics, diagnoses, services received, ...
- **Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Treatment Facilities API** — Search and retrieve behavioral health treatment facility listings

## Agentic access (1)

- **Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration Agentic Access** — 1 operation

## Security (1)

- **Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration Domain Security** — TLSv1.2 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

## Plans (1)

- **Substance Abuse And Mental Health Services Administration Plans Pricing**

## Tags

Federal-Government, Public Health, Behavioral Health, Substance Use Disorders, Mental Health, Open Data, Healthcare

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/substance-abuse-and-mental-health-services-administration/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.