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WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal government is investing $255 million to continue operating the nationwide 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline as mental health and substance use crises continue affecting millions …
Federal Officials Pour $255M Into 988 Crisis Lifeline Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has entered a new partnership with Heartland Forward aimed at expanding federal maternal health programs and improving pregnancy-related outcomes, …
HHS Expands Maternal Health Initiative Through New Partnership Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Departments of Education and Health and Human Services released fiscal year 2026 grant competitions for the Ready to Learn and Promise Neighborhoods programs as part …
Education, HHS Launch 2026 School Support Grant Programs Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health has launched a five-year initiative aimed at accelerating biomedical research using artificial intelligence to improve understanding of chronic and complex …
ARPA-H Launches AI Research Program for Chronic Diseases Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health officials are launching a broad effort to reduce what they describe as unnecessary psychiatric medication use, particularly among children, while expanding access to nonmedication mental …
HHS Pushes New Mental Health Rules Amid Medication Concerns Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Low-income college students with children could receive expanded access to campus child care services under a new federal grant competition announced for fiscal year 2026.
Student Parents May Gain Child Care Help Under New Grants Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health officials are investing up to $139.4 million in new research to accelerate the development of mental health treatments, including emerging therapies such as digital tools, …
$139M Mental Health Push Aims to Speed New Treatments Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald J. Trump has signed an executive order directing federal agencies to accelerate research, regulatory review, and potential patient access for experimental psychedelic drugs aimed at …
Trump Order Expands Federal Push on Psychedelic Therapies Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal health officials are launching a $4 million national competition aimed at increasing living kidney donations and improving transplant outcomes for tens of thousands of Americans awaiting …
$4M KidneyX Challenge Targets Barriers to Living Donation Read More WASHINGTON, D.C. — Federal employees served by the Department of Health and Human Services may see faster and more reliable payroll processing after the agency replaced a decades-old system with …
HHS Replaces Outdated Payroll System With Faster Platform Read More