The Trump administration has sent immediate termination letters for federal health grants, cutting funding to nonprofits supporting addiction, homelessness, and mental illness. The cuts, totaling an estimated $2 billion, affect over 2,000 grants nationwide. SAMHSA cites a reshaping of national health priorities as the reason, forcing immediate shutdowns of overdose prevention, naloxone distribution, and peer recovery services. Advocates warn this dismantles the recovery infrastructure, predicting lives lost due to the dismantled safety net amidst an ongoing overdose epidemic.
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Trump administration letter wipes out addiction, mental health grants : NPR
By mychabi2013
