Mar 27, 2025
Today HHS Secretary, Robert Kennedy announced a major change impacting the substance use disorder and mental health fields. A new agency called the Administration for a Healthy America (AHA) will be created and will subsume multiple agencies including SAMHSA. The newly created AHA will combine multiple existing agencies including, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OAH), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA), Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ASTR) and National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). From Washington:
Washington, D.C. — March 27, 2025 — Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a dramatic restructuring in accordance with President Trump's Executive Order, “Implementing the President’s ‘Department of Government Efficiency’ Workforce Optimization Initiative.
NAATP will be in communication with federal officials to continue our longstanding collaborative relationship with SAMHSA in its changed form and we trust our partnership on matters affecting SUD will continue. We will keep our membership apprised as more is revealed.
