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2. RFK Jr. announces additional $700M for addiction recovery
At an event at the Easterseals MORC treatment center in Clinton Township, Michigan, Wednesday, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced “more than $700 million in funding opportunities to expand treatment, to strengthen behavioral health services, and help people move from crisis to recovery.”
Kennedy indicated that the funding was part of Trump’s Great American Recovery initiative.
Detailing how drug addiction “destroys health, destabilizes families, fuels homelessness, and leaves too many Americans trapped in crisis,” Kennedy said the new initiative is “at the center" of the effort to combat those problems.
STREETS is an acronym for “Safety Through Recovery Engagement, and Evidence-based Treatment and Support.”
“One of the features of our STREETS program is opening up funding once again for faith-based organizations,” Kennedy explained. “The Biden administration actively discouraged funding to faith-based organizations for recovery. We think that they’re critical. President Trump considers them critical.”
Monty Burks, senior director of HHS’ Faith Center and senior adviser to the Great American Recovery, praised faith-based organizations as part of a “healing equation.” According to Burks, “There are 350,000 different faith-based communities across the United States of America. Over 160 million people attend some type of congregational service each week.”
“We have a huge population of people who need addiction recovery support services. We are proud to announce and encourage our faith communities to be a part of the Great American Recovery initiative,” he added. “We want to make sure that barriers are removed, opportunities are available, and their voices are heard.”
Ryan Foley is a reporter for The Christian Post. He can be reached at: ryan.foley@christianpost.com
