"Elizabeth Woike was cautiously optimistic when she saw news reports that the nearly $2 billion in grants that the Trump administration pulled from substance abuse and mental health programs around the country the previous day might be getting reinstated. Then she got a 2 a.m. email Thursday from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reiterating the cuts and didn't know what to think anymore. I just shook my head. It's mass chaos, said Woike, the CEO of BestSelf Behavioral Health, a mental health and substance use disorder treatment provider in Buffalo, New York."
"Woike's feeling of whiplash over the past two days has been a common experience for providers, state health agencies and Americans who receive services amid the Trump administration eliminating, then abruptly reinstating, grants that support some of the nation's most vulnerable people. It builds on what program directors say has become a pattern of uncertainty from this administration, which has repeatedly canceled millions of dollars in federal funding without notice and at times reversed course in decisions about what will and won't be covered."
The Trump administration notified recipients that nearly $2 billion in grants for substance abuse and mental health programs had been pulled, then issued a mistaken second termination letter before restoring funding. Approximately 2,000 grant recipients received later notices confirming reinstatement. Providers reported abrupt uncertainty and operational whiplash as a result of the conflicting communications from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Program directors described a pattern of unexpected cancellations and occasional reversals of federal funding decisions. The uncertainty has forced organizations to halt expansion plans, retrench finances, and prioritize conserving resources over scaling services.
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