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Syringe services in limbo under Trump, risking hepatitis C progress

​A decade after Congress first allowed federal funding to support clean needle programs, the Trump administration is backing off that policy, potentially risking progress made against hepatitis C, a deadly but curable virus mostly spread by people who inject drugs. The administration now says funding can no longer support programs such as…

Roll Call · Jul 1

988 hotline's launch is linked to thousands of fewer suicide deaths among teens and young adults

Nearly 4,400 fewer U.S. teens and young adults died by suicide than projected in the first two-and-a-half years of the 988 mental health crisis hotline

The Independent UK · Apr 22

Addiction, mental health agency eviscerated under Trump - Roll Call

Staffing at the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration has shrunk by more than half, according to sources.

Roll Call · Nov 6, 2025