{"id":820605,"date":"2026-07-23T10:13:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T10:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/820605\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T10:13:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T10:13:09","slug":"samhsa-awards-grant-funding-to-treat-addiction-and-mental-illness-the-presidential-prayer-team","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/820605\/","title":{"rendered":"SAMHSA Awards Grant Funding to Treat Addiction and Mental Illness \u2013 The Presidential Prayer Team"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img width=\"730\" height=\"438\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Unsplash-HHS-homeless-SAMHSA-mental-health-730x438.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wise-post-thumb size-wise-post-thumb wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"  \/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>The funding also helps to prevent overdoses and promote recovery.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) announced $281 million in grant funding to support health services across the U.S. These funds will expand access to medications for drug addiction, treatment for mental health and trauma, first responder aid, and relevant research. Grants will also support community access to those in need and social reintegration programs.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n<p>SAMHSA Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Christopher Carroll said, \u201cThese funding opportunities reflect SAMHSA\u2019s commitment to addressing the full continuum of behavioral health needs \u2014 from preventing substance use and suicide to expanding mental health services, trauma-informed care, addiction treatment, reversing overdoses, and recovery support.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cBy investing in evidence-based programs and community partnerships, we can help save lives, improve outcomes, and strengthen the health and well-being of people across the country.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us\u2026<\/p>\n<p>For Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Carrollas to prudently oversee the awarding of these funds for the American people.<br \/>\nFor U.S. health officials as they review the organizations applying for grant funding to be discerning in determining recipients.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-text-color\"> Sources: Department of Health and Human Services\n<\/p>\n<p>RECENT PRAYER UPDATES<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The funding also helps to prevent overdoses and promote recovery. \u00a0The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":246139,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[49,48,84,393,394],"class_list":["post-820605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mental-health","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-health","tag-mental-health","tag-mentalhealth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=820605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820605\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/246139"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=820605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=820605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=820605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}