HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled a $100 million federal initiative to address homelessness, opioid addiction and public safety following President Donald Trump’s executive order creating the Great American Recovery Initiative.
The Safety Through Recovery, Engagement and Evidence-based Treatment and Supports Initiative is designed to expand outreach, psychiatric care, medical stabilization and crisis intervention while connecting people experiencing homelessness and addiction to housing, with an emphasis on long-term recovery and self-sufficiency.
As part of the plan, HHS also said it will fund a $10 million assisted outpatient treatment grant program to support adults with serious mental illness, according to a Feb. 2 news release. The court-ordered, community-based program is intended to engage individuals who are unable to participate in traditional outpatient care and are unlikely to live safely in the community without structured treatment.
The initiative follows an executive order President Trump signed in July directing the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to prioritize evidence-based treatment and assisted outpatient programs. The order emphasized a direct link between homelessness, mental health conditions, substance use disorders and threats to public safety and called for involuntary commitment.
The initiative coincides with SAMHSA’s $794 million first allocation of 2026 block grant for awards, including $319 million for community mental health services and $475 million for substance use prevention, treatment and recovery programs. HHS also said states and tribes can receive a 50% federal match for three medications — buprenorphine, methadone and naltrexone — for opioid use disorder as eligible prevention services.
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