US Funds $700m+ For Mental Health And Homeless Crisis

US Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has announced more than $700 million in new funding to help people facing mental illness, drug addiction, and homelessness. A major component of the strategy involves Safety Through Recovery, Engagement, and Evidence-based Treatment and Support (STREETS), a new initiative that will cost $96 million. STREETS is an innovative program that will give money to eight municipalities. Each of the communities selected to receive the grants will get $3 million annually for four years. The goal of the program is to help homeless individuals dealing with psychiatric disorders and drug abuse problems.

This program will allow the collaboration of local government officials, health care professionals, housing agencies, police departments, and the courts to develop more supportive and treatment facilities to aid the homeless population in moving from the streets to rehabilitation. Kennedy announced the funding during a visit to a behavioral health clinic in Clinton Township, Michigan. He said the investment will help more people get treatment, recover from addiction, strengthen families, save lives, and make communities safer.

The funding package also includes money for community behavioral health clinics, the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, addiction prevention and recovery programs, and mental health services. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, the funds provided will help President Donald Trump in his quest to reduce homelessness, increase public safety, and ensure people gain access to treatment and recovery services nationwide.

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