In a chaotic 24‐hour stretch, community mental health and addiction programs across the country were shaken by the federal government's decision to cancel — and then swiftly restore — nearly 2 billion in Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) discretionary grants. Late on January 13, organizations ranging from local nonprofits to school‐based programs received sudden notices indicating their federal awards were being terminated immediately because they no longer aligned with agency priorities. According to multiple accounts, the decision appeared to catch grantees off‐guard (see “SAMHSA announces massive grant cut, then reverses course, ” MHW, Jan. 19, 2026; https: //doi. org/10. 1002/mhw. 34724).
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