Congressional appropriations maintain or increase funding for behavioral health despite proposed cuts, suggesting stability in the field.
Despite huge cuts and changes proposed by the White House last year (see “HHS budget proposal: Merge block grants, institutes under ‘behavioral health,’” https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adaw.34546 ), Congressional Appropriations Committees released funding packages last week that keep funding level or better.
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