Historic Investment Will Save Lives, Restore Families, and Strengthen Communities Across America
“This historic $700 million in new investments advances President Trump’s Great American Recovery Initiative and addresses the seriousness of the Addiction Epidemic impacting communities across the United States,” said Jeff Breedlove, CEO of the American Addiction Recovery Association.
“The Number One cause of death for Americans 18-45 is overdose and fentanyl poisoning. There is no more urgent domestic policy issue and President Trump and Secretary Kennedy are saving lives, restoring families, and strengthening communities across the United States with this historic investment,” said Breedlove.
Top Line Success:
$96 Million for Safety Through Recovery, Engagement, and Evidence-based Treatment and Support (STREETS) Program
The STREETS program, housed within the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), will award eight communities up to $3 million a year for four years. The program will distribute up to $24 million each year, totaling $96 million over four years, to develop multisector, state-of-the-art care systems for people who are homeless and have substance use disorders, serious mental illness, or co-occurring disorders.
$223.1 Million for CCBHCs
The following programs will strengthen and expand access to comprehensive community-based behavioral health care nationwide. This funding will support existing CCBHCs in sustaining and enhancing mental health and substance use disorder services, help establish new CCBHCs in underserved areas to address gaps in care, and assist states in developing certification systems that prepare them to participate in the CCBHC Medicaid Demonstration Program.
- $117.1 million for CCBHC Improvement and Advancement Grants
- $94 million for CCBHC Planning, Development, and Implementation Grants
- $12 million for CCBHC State Planning Grants
$238.6 Million for the 988 & Suicide Crisis Lifeline
The following programs will improve local 988 capacity and state and territory response to all 988 contacts, including calls, chats, and texts; improve service for populations at high risk of suicide and overdose; strengthen connections and response capabilities in Tribal communities and/or for American Indians/Alaska Natives; and expand efforts to support individuals post-contact to provide continued support and linkages to decrease suicide, deaths by overdose, and future crisis events.
- $211.1 million for Cooperative Agreements for States and Territories to Improve Local 988 Capacity
- $20 million for 988 Tribal Response Cooperative Agreements
- $7.5 million for Cooperative Agreements for 988 Suicide Lifeline Crisis Center Follow-Up Programs
$80 Million for Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery
The following programs advance efforts to combat the nation’s addiction and overdose crises while strengthening community safety, public health, and access to care. The investments support rural emergency medical services, expand treatment and recovery options for individuals and families affected by substance use disorders, increase prevention efforts for youth, families, and communities, address opioid and fentanyl-related harms, and improve services for Tribal communities and pregnant and postpartum women.
- $13.5 million for Rural Emergency Medical Services Training Program
- $9.3 million for Building Communities of Recovery Program
- $8 million for Strategic Prevention Framework-Partnerships for Success for Communities and Tribes
- $8 million for Strategic Prevention Framework-Partnerships for Success for States
- $7.6 million for Adult and Family Treatment Drug Courts
- $7.1 million for Rural Opioid Technical Assistance
- $6.5 million for Treatment and Recovery Services for Youth, Young Adults, and Families
- $5.4 million for State Pilot Program for Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women
- $5.2 million for Services Program for Residential Treatment for Pregnant and Postpartum Women
- $4.7 million for Tribal Opioid Response Program
- $2.7 million for Preventing Youth Overdose: Treatment, Recovery, Education, Awareness and Training
- $1.9 million Sober Truth on Preventing Underage Drinking Act
More than $70 Million for Mental Health Services and Supports
The following programs will address childhood trauma, deliver mobile crisis care, divert youth and adults with mental illness from criminal and/or juvenile justice involvement to community-based treatment, support mental health services and suicide prevention efforts for American Indians/Alaska Natives, and address the mental health needs of at-risk infants and young children.
- $14.4 million for National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative – Treatment and Service Adaptation (NCTSI-Cat II)
- $15.3 million for Tribal Behavioral Health Suicide Prevention
- $15.2 million for Behavioral Health Mobile Crisis Team Partnerships
- $6.8 million for Circles of Care for American Indian/Alaska Natives
- $7 million for Behavioral Health Partnerships for Early Diversion
- $5.9 million for Trauma-Informed Support Services and Mental Health Care for Children and Youth
- $5.6 million for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health
“Thank you to President Trump, Secretary Kennedy, and the staff who are working hard to help peers like me in long term recovery, family members, and clinical professionals as we seek solutions to the deadly Addiction Epidemic,” concluded Breedlove.
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