US EditionHHS terminates, then reinstates, thousands of grants for substance use, mental health
The Trump administration halted nearly 2,800 grants, risking closure of addiction and mental health programs that serve vulnerable populations, totaling about $2 billion in funding.
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration initially canceled around 2,000 grants worth nearly $2 billion in funding.
- By Wednesday evening, those cuts were being reversed, though the reason for the reversal was unclear.
- The grant cancellations had put programs providing mental health services, opioid treatment, and drug prevention resources at risk.
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24 Hours Later, HHS Reverses $2 Billion Cut After Bipartisan Pushback
Nearly $2 billion in federal grants for addiction treatment and mental health programs were confirmed restored Wednesday night after bipartisan backlash and national outrage over their abrupt cancellation, reversing a decision that Connecticut officials warned would disrupt care statewide.
Washington Top News
Democrat blasts HHS for creating confusion in cutting, then reinstating SAMHSA grants
NEW YORK (AP) — A top Democrat slammed the Trump administration late Wednesday for creating “uncertainty and confusion” in cutting thousands of substance abuse…
White House reverses $2 billion cut to mental health, addiction grants
WASHINGTON — A day after the Department of Health and Human Services implemented a late-night rollback of $2 billion in mental health and substance use funding, an administration official confirmed late Wednesday that the grants are now being restored.
Las Vegas Review-Journal
Trump administration slashes funding for substance abuse and mental health programs nationwide
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on Tuesday night canceled some 2,000 grants representing nearly $2 billion in funding.
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