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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ali Swenson

Confusion erupts in mental health and substance abuse programs as HHS cuts, then reinstates grants

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Elizabeth Woike was cautiously optimistic when she saw news reports that the nearly $2 billion in grants that the Trump administration pulled from substance abuse and mental health programs around the country the previous day might be getting reinstated.

Then she got a 2 a.m. email Thursday from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration reiterating the cuts — and didn't know what to think anymore.

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