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Hannah Wesolowski

Hannah Wesolowski

Chief Advocacy Officer, National Alliance on Mental Illness

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Notable Quotes

"If these terminations stand, it's going to put people's recovery in question—the disruption is going to be immediate."

"Mental health care is one of the few issues where there is strong and deep bipartisan support—largely because no family is untouched by our nation's mental health, overdose, and suicide crises."

"The bipartisan pressure really speaks to the power of the collaboration on this issue." — On Congressional response to grant terminations

Stories

The dismantling of federal mental health and addiction services

Rule Changes

Leading NAMI's response to federal funding cuts

SAMHSA distributed $7.5 billion annually to fight addiction and mental illness. In one year, the Trump administration has cut its workforce by more than half, terminated roughly $2 billion in grants in March 2025, and folded the 33-year-old agency into a new bureaucratic structure that does not yet exist. On January 14, 2026, the administration abruptly terminated up to 2,800 additional grants totaling roughly $2 billion—then reversed course within 24 hours after bipartisan Congressional outcry, reinstating all funding. The whiplash left providers demoralized and uncertain about future stability.

Updated Jan 31