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Nationwide Mental Health Services Face Urgent Budget Crisis

4/16/2025

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Mental health programs nationwide are teetering on the brink as federal budget cuts loom. In New York, a vital clinic has shuttered its program for young adults battling severe mental illnesses. Meanwhile, Alberta's A Gathering Place scrambles for new funding, and Denver's first responders grapple with dwindling mental health services, sparking urgent worries for their well-being.

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Mental health programs nationwide are teetering on the brink as federal budget cuts loom. In New York, a vital clinic has shuttered its program for young adults battling severe mental illnesses. Meanwhile, Alberta's A Gathering Place scrambles for new funding, and Denver's first responders grapple with dwindling mental health services, sparking urgent worries for their well-being.