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Federal cuts put help for mental health and drug addiction in peril

Changes to SAMHSA are hitting during an opioid epidemic and a wave of mental health problems

A photo of a hand holding a card that reads "988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline There is Hope"

The federal agency that helps oversee the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has undergone an extreme reorganization under the Trump administration. Since its launch in 2022, millions of texts, calls and chats have poured into the Lifeline as people in distress look for help.