‘A never-ending nightmare.’ Federal workers detail mental health toll of government downsizing
Since the start of the Trump administration, federal workers across the country have experienced mass layoffs as part of a...
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Federal judge finds Oregon in contempt over mental health care delays for people in jail
A federal judge has found Oregon’s state health agency in contempt of a court order that requires severely mentally ill...
Leaders of Mental Health Giant Promised Big Bonuses to Deal With Federal Investigations
Last year was tough for Acadia Healthcare, one of the country’s largest providers of mental health services.A slew of federal...
North Carolina attorney general sues federal government over $230M health funding cuts
Attorney General Jeff Jackson filed a lawsuit on Tuesday, April 1 against the federal government, for attempting to cut more...
Mental health and addiction funding on the federal chopping block : NPR
President Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have moved to slash funding for addiction treatment programs and research,...
‘Segregated facilities’ are no longer explicitly banned in federal contracts : Shots
A sign in Jackson, Miss., in May 1961. The contract clause deleted from federal regulations last month dated back to...
Federal Agency Dedicated to Mental Illness and Addiction Faces Huge Cuts
Every day, Dora Dantzler-Wright and her colleagues distribute overdose reversal drugs on the streets of Chicago. They hold training sessions...
Mental health issues ripple through the federal workforce with firings : Shots
A protest at the U.S. Department of Labor on Feb. 5. (Photo by Kena Betancur/VIEWpress) Kena Betancur/VIEWpress/Getty Images hide caption...
Nearly a third of adolescents getting mental health treatment, federal survey finds
Close to 1 in 3 adolescents in the U.S. received mental health treatment in 2023, the Substance Abuse and Mental...
