Trump administration cuts up to $1.9 billion from mental health and addiction treatment programs

The federal agency that oversees mental health and addiction treatment on Tuesday made major cuts to programs across the behavioral health field, according to eight sources with knowledge of the decisions. 

While the exact funding cuts enacted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration remain unclear, the scope is clearly vast. Multiple sources told STAT that the number of overall grants canceled could number as high as 2,800, with the total dollars affected as high as $1.9 billion — over one-quarter of the agency’s overall budget. NPR first reported the cuts. 

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