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RFK Jr. presents $700 million in mental health funding, but experts say grants aren’t new

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The Trump administration announced $700 million for mental health and addiction programs, focusing on homelessness due to untreated mental illness.
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Experts argue the funding is not new but the release of existing grants previously authorized by Congress.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. framed the funding as a success of the Trump administration's initiatives.
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The STREETS initiative, targeting substance use and severe mental illness among the homeless, is also seen as funding from existing programs.
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Kennedy acknowledged that the funding would not significantly change the public health landscape regarding the drug problem.