A public health grant provides a lifeline for pregnant and postpartum women in Colorado. Federal cuts threaten its stability.

A public health grant provides a lifeline for pregnant and postpartum women in Colorado. Federal cuts threaten its stability.

The abrupt end of $11 billion in public health grants nationally disrupted a program in Colorado that provides residents critical access to behavioral health and substance abuse support.

Struggling for Stability: The Fight to Maintain Public Health Grants for Pregnant and Postpartum Women in Colorado

In Colorado, a vital public health grant designed to provide behavioral health and substance abuse support to pregnant and postpartum women is in jeopardy following the abrupt termination of $11 billion in federal public health grants. The unexpected decision, attributed to an assessment by the Department of Government Efficiency, has left organizations like HardBeauty, which operate in rural areas such as Colorado’s Western Slope, in a precario…