Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Allen, Auglaize, and Hardin Counties will have its regular board meeting at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, at the Board Office, 528 West Market Street, Lima. © 2026 (Lima,

Health care advocates and members of Congress expressed opposition to the cuts after being told of them earlier this week.

Nationally, mental health and substance abuse agencies appear to have lost grant funding from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, totaling an estimated $2 billion. They were notified in a letter Jan. 13.

The Trump administration sent hundreds of letters Tuesday terminating federal grants supporting mental health and drug addiction services. The cuts could total as much as $2 billion.

Approximately $2 billion in grants were canceled, undermining bipartisan efforts to strengthen the behavioral health system amid rising overdose deaths and suicide rates. Federal grant terminations by SAMHSA threaten vital mental health and substance use services, risking lives amid rising suicide rates and addiction crises.