Grantees outline risks to vulnerable populations over uncertainty of funds creating gaps in care

The decision came within 24 hours of the funds being slashed with no warning, sending waves of panic through 2,000 organizations nationwide that rely on the funding to provide essential public health services.

Nationally, mental health and substance abuse agencies appear to have lost grant funding from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, totaling an estimated $2 billion. They were notified in a letter Jan. 13.