Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. | The HHS secretary announced over $700 million spread across various Substance Abuse and ...

The pandemic exacerbated substance misuse and overdose deaths, leading the agency to decide on the final rule, expanding access to opioid treatment programs. A new final rule allows some providers to ...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced last week that the Substance Abuse and Mental Health ...

The small federal agency tasked with easing the nation’s profound struggles with mental illness and drug addiction is in crisis itself: Hundreds of employees have left its staff of about 900, and its ...

RFK Jr. presents funding intended to address mental illness and addiction, particularly among homeless people.

Wildes is the former assistant secretary for human services and mental hygiene for New York state. More than $8.1 billion. A little over a year ago, that’s how much the federal Substance Abuse and ...

Drug and substance abuse continues to be a major problem across the United States, with 1 in 4 Americans over the age of 12 admitting that they used illicit drugs in 2022. 1 While alcohol, tobacco and ...

A key federal agency responsible for addiction and mental health services is facing deep staff cuts. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), which has a $7.2 billion ...

A little-known federal agency that touches the lives of people across the United States by funding the 988 crisis line, naloxone distribution and addiction treatment may be weakened and possibly ...

Edit: Literally one day after saying it was cutting $2 billion in addiction and mental healthcare funding, The Department of Health and Human Services is now apparently reversing 180 degrees to ...