RFK Jr. Touts $700 Million in New Funding for Programs to Tackle Addiction, Mental Health
- On Monday, U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced over $700 million in funding for addiction and mental health programs during an event in Clinton Township, Michigan.
- Kennedy, promoting the Great American Recovery Initiative, emphasized faith-based recovery and contended the Biden administration "actively discouraged" such funding while blaming harm reduction tactics for creating "proliferation of open air drug markets."
- While the administration announced 'new funding,' experts challenged the claim, noting the Safety Through Recovery, Engagement, and Evidence-based Treatment and Support program includes $96 million from existing grant releases rather than novel allocations.
- Resources will bolster Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics and the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, aiming to transition individuals from streets into treatment while expanding services for children, families, and pregnant women.
- Kennedy's stops in competitive congressional districts coincide with his Make America Healthy Again agenda as Republicans seek to maintain House majority control amid midterm election pressures in 2026.
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Action News NowRFK Jr. visits Michigan to announce $700M plan to fight drug addiction and homelessness
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited EasterSeals Michigan in Clinton Township Wednesday to announce more than $700 million in new federal funding aimed at addressing drug addiction and homelessness across the country.
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WAOWUS Health Department announces over $700 million to combat mental health, addiction, homelessness
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday announced more than $700 million in new funding opportunities aimed at tackling mental illness, addiction and homelessness. The post US Health Department announces over $700 million to combat mental health, addiction, homelessness appeared first on Hawaii Tribune-Herald.
RFK Jr. touts $700 million in new funding for programs to tackle addiction, mental health
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced over $700 million in new funds for programs tackling substance abuse, mental health challenges and homelessness during an event in Clinton Township on Monday.
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