"The Trump administration sent shockwaves through the U.S. mental health and drug addiction system late Tuesday, sending hundreds of termination letters, effective immediately, for federal grants supporting health services. Two sources said they believe total cuts to nonprofit groups, many providing street-level care to people experiencing addiction, homelessness and mental illness, could reach roughly $2 billion. NPR wasn't able to independently confirm the scale of the grant cancellation."
""Waking up to nearly $2 billion in grant cancellations means front-line providers are forced to cease overdose prevention, naloxone distribution, and peer recovery services immediately, leaving our communities defenseless against a raging crisis," Hampton said. "This cruelty will be measured in lives lost, as recovery centers shutter and the safety net we built is slashed overnight. We are witnessing the dismantling of our recovery infrastructure in real-time, and the administration will have blood on its hands for every preventable death that follows.""
Hundreds of federal grant termination letters were sent effective immediately to nonprofit organizations providing mental health, addiction, and homelessness services. Two sources estimated the total cuts could reach roughly $2 billion, though the scale of cancellations could not be independently confirmed. The U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration did not respond to requests for clarification. Consultants and advocates reported severe loss of front-line capacity, widespread program closures, and disruptions to overdose prevention, naloxone distribution, and peer recovery services. Affected organizations reported sudden major funding losses, forcing immediate operational and service reductions across many U.S. cities.
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