Every day, Dora Dantzler-Wright and her colleagues distribute overdose inverted drugs on the streets of Chicago. They hold training sessions on using them, helping people recover from drug and alcohol addiction to work and family.
They work closely with the federal government through agencies that monitor productivity, connect with other like-minded groups, and distribute important funds to continue their work.
However, over the past few weeks, Wright’s phone calls and emails to Washington have not been answered. Federal advisors from the agency’s local office – who oversees her group, Chicago Recovery Community Unionas well as the addiction programmes of six Midwest states and 34 tribes.
“We continue to work without any renewals from the federal government,” Wright said. “But we are lost.”
By the end of this week, agency staff, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services ManagementA 50% reduction could be achieved, according to senior staff members of agents and congressional aides who attended a briefing by Trump officials.
With just under 900 employees and a $7.2 billion budget for large state grants and individual nonprofits dealing with addiction and mental illness, Samhsa (pronounced Sam-Sah) is relatively small. However, it addresses two of the country’s most urgent health issues and generally receives bipartisan support.
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