Trump administration letter wipes out addiction, mental health grants : NPR
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Key Points:
- The Trump administration abruptly terminated hundreds of federal grants supporting mental health and addiction services, potentially cutting around $2 billion from nonprofit organizations providing frontline care for addiction, homelessness, and mental illness.
- Many programs funded by these grants, including overdose prevention, naloxone distribution, and peer recovery services, face immediate closure, raising concerns about increased risk to vulnerable communities.
- Advocacy leaders and experts warn that these cuts, combined with recent Medicaid reductions, threaten to dismantle critical recovery infrastructure during an ongoing overdose epidemic declared a public health emergency.
- The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) indicated the defunded programs no longer align with the Trump administration’s priorities as part of a broader plan to restructure grant programs.
