Becker's Healthcare October 13, 2025
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration laid off more than 100 employees Oct. 10 amid a governmentwide reduction in force, according to an Oct. 11 report from NPR.
Two former employees estimated that about 125 staff members lost their jobs in the latest round of cuts. SAMHSA employed around 900 people at the start of the current administration but lost one-third of that workforce in the spring. With the latest round of layoffs, staffing has fallen to nearly half.
HHS, which houses SAMHSA, said the cuts were “a direct...
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