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Confusion erupts in mental health and substance abuse programs as HHS cuts, then reinstates grants
Elizabeth Woike was cautiously optimistic when she saw news reports that the nearly $2 billion in grants that the Trump administration pulled from substance abuse and mental health programs around the country the previous day might be getting reinstated.

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HHS reverses $2 billion in cuts to mental health, substance abuse groups
Democrat blasts HHS for creating confusion in cutting, then reinstating grants for substance abuse and mental health programs
Mental health funding fumble
The Trump administration moved to eliminate nearly $2 billion in federal funding for mental health care, addiction treatment and homelessness services before reversing course late Wednesday.

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Democrat Blasts HHS for Creating Confusion in Cutting, Then Reinstating SAMHSA Grants
Trump administration rolls back $2 billion mental health, addiction grant cuts
Confusion Erupts in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Programs as HHS Cuts, Then Reinstates Grants
“I just shook my head. It's mass chaos,” said Woike, the CEO of BestSelf Behavioral Health, a mental health and substance use disorder treatment provider in Buffalo, New York

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H.H.S. Reverses Decision to Cut $2 Billion for Mental Health and Addiction Services
UPDATE: Trump Administration reinstates more than $2 billion in grants to addiction recovery services following prior cancellation
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Is Substance Abuse a Mental Health Disorder?

Substance use disorder is a treatable, chronic condition in which an individual has an addiction to using alcohol, tobacco, or other psychoactive substances to the point where their ability to function in day-to-day life becomes impaired.

$3M in proposed state substance treatment funds rerouted from Frederick County to Montgomery County

Millions in state funding meant to reopen a youth substance abuse program in County was shifted, through budget deliberations last year, toward reopening a juvenile detention center in Montgomery County.
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