SAMHSA Faces Major Overhaul Amid Federal Workforce Cuts, Raising Concerns for Nation’s Mental Health Response
Washington, D.C. — April 2025 – In a sweeping reorganization of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is being folded into a new agency—the Administration for a Healthy America (AHA). The restructuring includes a dramatic reduction in the federal health workforce, slashing 20,000…
