Federal 2027 Budget Proposal Would Eliminate SAMHSA As Stand-Alone Agency & Reduce Behavioral Health Funding By 8%

A proposed 2027 federal health budget would eliminate the nation’s primary mental health and addiction agency and cut behavioral health funding by about 8%.

The fiscal year (FY) 2027 budget for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) would fold the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) into a new Administration for a Healthy America (AHA), alongside the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), and several programs from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The restructuring is outlined in the HHS Budget in . . .