The Trump administration has proposed cutting over $28.6 billion in health care and mental health-related spending under its newly released discretionary budget for FY 2026. At the top of the chopping block is a nearly $18 billion deficit for the National Institute of Health (NIH). As part of the proposal, the agency will maintain $27 […]
Health Resources and Services Administration
Nearly $245 million of the billions of dollars appropriated by the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act will go toward youth behavioral health. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced Monday that several federal programs were given additional funds. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) awarded about $185.7 million. The Health […]
The Biden-Harris administration has bolstered programs meant to overcome the educational costs of getting into the behavioral health workforce in an effort to lessen the staffing pains felt sector-wide. Late in November, the White House hyped $1.5 billion in executive branch spending — $1 billion of which came from the American Rescue Plan Act, passed […]