In an election-year push to expand mental health and substance use services, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), announced grant awards totaling $45.1 million, of which $15.3 million will fund services specifically for children and youth.
The grants will go to organizations combating the nation’s mental health and overdose crises, HHS said this week.
