Substance Abuse and Mental Illness are a common problem in America. An organization, SAMHSA, promotes and implements prevention and early intervention strategies to reduce the impact of mental and substance use disorders in America’s communities. Essentially, SAMHSA focuses on the prevention aspect of substance abuse and mental illness by steering people clear of drugs and promoting monitoring of mental illness as well as early treatment. Experts attest that an optimal mix of prevention interventions is required to address substance use issues in communities, because they are among the most difficult social problems to prevent or reduce( SAMHSA, 2016). Because it is easier to prevent these issues than to try to heal them SAMHSA work on public…