HHS budget proposal: Merge block grants, institutes under “behavioral health”

Under the proposed budget – which must be approved by Congress – the federal Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) would merge substance use and mental health block grants as well as federal research institutes under the “behavioral health” title. The proposal also eliminates the agency in charge of the Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services (SUPTRS) block grant, which pays for publicly funded treatment through the states.