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00:02HHS, Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Wednesday more than $700 million in funding
00:08opportunities to address mental illness, addiction, and homelessness across the U.S.,
00:14according to Benzinga. The package expands Trump's Great American Recovery Initiative,
00:19launched in January 2026. Kennedy made the announcement at an Easterseals M.O.R.C. clinic
00:25in Clinton Township, Michigan. The funding includes a new $96 million streets program
00:31run by SAMHSA, which will provide eight communities up to $3 million annually over four years
00:38to build coordinated treatment and recovery systems. The broader package allocates $223.1 million
00:45for certified community behavioral health clinics, $238.6 million for the 988 Suicide and Crisis
00:52Lifeline, $80 million for addiction programs, and more than $70 million for additional mental
00:58health services. Some policy experts questioned whether parts of the $700 million package represent
01:04entirely new money or funding from grants previously approved by Congress.
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