SAMHSA, the nation’s primary federal agency for behavioral health, is currently facing significant organizational upheaval. In recent months, the Administration has laid off a large portion of SAMHSA’s workforce, proposed steep cuts to SAMHSA’s budget, and announced plans to eliminate several of its programs while consolidating the rest into a new “Administration for a Healthy America.” These destabilizing changes threaten to weaken our nation’s response to the ongoing mental health and substance use disorder crises and risk disrupting critical care for children, adolescents, and families nationwide.

Contact your lawmakers today and urge them to protect SAMHSA by preserving it as a standalone agency, supporting robust FY26 funding, and opposing efforts to dismantle its workforce.