The program will also address homelessness and substance abuse.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. announced the new Safety Through Recovery, Engagement, and Evidence-Based Treatment and Supports (STREETS) program this month to address interconnected public health crises.
The grant funding seeks to provide people who are homeless and have substance use disorders, serious mental illness, or co-occurring disorders with rapid, comprehensive, street-based engagement, treatment, and recovery support services coordinated through local government, health and housing providers, law enforcement, and the courts.
“We are advancing President Trump’s Great American Recovery Initiative and addressing the addiction and serious mental illness that fuel homelessness across America,“ said Secretary Kennedy. “These investments will help move people from the streets into treatment and recovery, strengthen families, save lives, and make communities safer.”
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Christopher Carroll said, “Every community deserves access to effective behavioral health services that help people prevent addiction, achieve recovery, address mental health challenges, and respond to crises.”
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For Secretary Kennedy as he oversees the initiative to support coordinated treatment and recovery services at the local level.
- For PDAS Carroll as he works to ensure the grant award recipients provide mental and behavioral health services to help addicts attain recovery and healing.
Sources: Newsmax, Department of Health and Human Services
