Last week, the Trump administration cancelled >$2B in mental health + addiction treatment funds. Only massive, rapid pushback caused them to reverse the decision.
But these programs remain at risk. So Grant Witness is now tracking SAMHSA
grants. What found so far:
https://grant-witness.us/posts/2026-01-16_samhsa-jan-terminations/
Massive pushback works. The $2B cuts to SAMHSA were reversed in a day (though we'll see - we are still waiting grantees to get new letters.)
But it's not time for a victory lap.
Such reckless action shows HHS is out of control, and is another reason to impeach RFK Jr.
Call your representatives: https://sciencefightclub.substack.com/p/urgent-call-to-action-1-15-2026-sufs
Last night with no warning, RFK Jr. cancelled up to $2 billion in funding for mental health and substance abuse research and programs administered through SAMHSA.
We are collecting information on terminated SAMHSA grants at Grant Witness:
https://grant-witness.us/submit-samhsa.html
If you worked on one of these programs, please let us know at the link! And please share with your colleagues. We need a comprehensive record of these terminations to fight back!
#SAMHSA is “responsible for overseeing the new 988 suicide prevention hotline. It also gives out billions in grants for mental health and addiction services. It was created in 1992 through bipartisan legislation signed by then-President George H.W. Bush (a Republican).”
#USA #US #USgov #USpol #trump #rfkjr #health #MentalHealth #HHS
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Trump slashes mental health agency as shutdown drags on
In cutting $1.065B from the #SubstanceAbuse & #MentalHealth Services Admin, #Trump falsely claimed he was eliminating Biden-era #funding for harm reduction supplies such as “safe smoking kits & supplies” & “syringes.”
#SAMHSA was established in 1992, not under #Biden.
What it ends is regional & national quality behavioral-health services such as addiction-prevention, treatment, & recovery-support.
It will now be integrated into the new “Administration for a Healthy America”
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