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At a MAHA Institute event on Monday, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced plans to help people wean off antidepressants. Kennedy is pictured here arriving at another Make America Healthy Again event in November 2025.

When the Target Is SSRIs, the Risk Is the Six Protected Classes

On May 4, 2026, Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. closed a daylong Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) Institute summit on mental health and overmedicalization by announcing a federal initiative...

Health Equity & Community Care

Travis Roppolo

May 186 min read

Protesters at a Housing Not Handcuffs rally against criminalization of homelessness.

The Policy Stack: How SAMHSA, the White House, and Louisiana Are Rewriting Drug and Homelessness Response

On April 24, 2026, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) issued a Dear Colleague letter that withdraws federal funding eligibility from fentanyl test strips, sterile...

Health Equity & Community Care

Travis Roppolo

May 119 min read

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