RFK Jr. is shrinking the agency that works on mental illness and addiction

Tribes Question Kennedy's Promise To Protect Them From Health Cuts

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly pledged to protect and improve health services for Native Americans — whether speaking during his late-January Senate confirmation hearing or an April trip to Arizona, where he met with tribal leaders.  In some ways, he has.  When layoffs were set to hit the Indian Health Service — the federal agency responsible for providing health care to Native Americans and Alaska Nativ…

How RFK Jr. is quickly changing U.S. health agencies

In just a few short months, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has begun to transform U.S. health policy: shrinking staff at health agencies, restructuring the focus of some regulators and researchers, changing Covid vaccine regulations and reshaping the mission of his department to focus more on alternative medicine.  The directives are all part of the same issue set that drove a slice of health-conscious, left-leaning Am…

RFK Jr. is shrinking the agency that works on mental illness and addiction

The country’s main mental health agency, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, commonly known as SAMHSA, is in the process of being dissolved. It has lost more than a third of its staff of about 900 this year as part of recent reductions in the federal workforce. President Trump’s budget bill cuts $1 billion from the agency’s operating budget, and its mission is being folded into a new entity shaped by Health Secretary Robert F. …

CDC in Chaos: Leadership Crisis Amid Health Threats

Key Takeaways: The CDC lacks a clear leader six months into Trump’s second term. Decisions bypass usual channels, going directly to Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Employees are confused about leadership, affecting morale and operations. The CDC is battling threats from respiratory viruses and foodborne illnesses without strong leadership. Experienced staff are leaving, raising concerns about scientific guidance and misinformation. CDC F…

RFK Jr. is shrinking the agency that works on mental illness and addiction – DG Verifications & Stats

A protestor marks International Overdose Awareness Day in Manhattan last August. Overdose deaths were down in recent months, and Democrats are questioning the wisdom of changing policies that are show progress. Erik McGregor/LightRocket/Getty Images Erik McGregor/LightRocket/Getty Images The country’s main mental health agency, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, commonly known as SAMHSA, is in the process of being dissolved. I…