"There was immediate outcry about the effects of shutting down vital programs amounting to one-quarter of the budget of Samhsa. The cuts would have affected overdose prevention and reversal, mental health and substance use support for children, mental health training and support for first responders, support for pregnant and postpartum women, and recovery support programs. Some programs received reinstatement letters late Wednesday night, while others are still waiting for official notice that their programs could resume, sources told the Guardian."
"Representative Rosa DeLauro, ranking member of the House appropriations committee, seemed to confirm the reversal in a statement late Wednesday. After national outrage, Secretary Kennedy has bowed to public pressure and reinstated $2 billion in SAMHSA grants that save lives, DeLauro said. These are cuts he should not have issued in the first place, and they created uncertainty and confusion for families and healthcare providers, DeLauro said."
US health officials reinstated nearly $2 billion in cuts to mental health and substance use programs after an abrupt announcement to shut them down. The cuts targeted programs that compose about one-quarter of SAMHSA’s budget and would have affected overdose prevention and reversal, child mental health and substance use support, first-responder mental health training, support for pregnant and postpartum women, and recovery services. Some programs received reinstatement letters while others still awaited official notice. Representative Rosa DeLauro said Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. bowed to public pressure to restore grants, and an administration official confirmed money was being restored.
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