HHS Restores $2 Billion in Mental Health and Addiction Funding After Backlash
TL;DR
The Department of Health and Human Services reinstated $2 billion in funding for SAMHSA’s mental health and substance-use programs after canceling it the day before, following pushback from physicians, advocates, and lawmakers who urged a more cautious, stable approach to health policy.
- HHS quickly reverses $2 billion in mental health and substance abuse cuts after pushback NBC News
- 24 hours of chaos as mental health grants are slashed then restored NPR
- Whiplash in CT as Trump cuts to mental health, addiction reversed CT Mirror
- H.H.S. Reverses Decision to Cut $2 Billion for Mental Health and Addiction Services The New York Times
- US health officials reverse course and reinstate $1.9bn to mental health and substance use The Guardian
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