Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announces millions in funding to help with addiction recovery
(17 Jun 2026)
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Clinton Township, Michigan – 17 June 2026
1. U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives at the site of a news event
2. Tight cutaway of Kennedy
3. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Secretary of Health and Human Services: ++PARTIALLY COVERED++
“Today, HHS is announcing more than $700 million in funding opportunities to expand treatment, strengthen behavioral health services and help people move from crisis to recovery. STREETS is designed to help communities move people living with addiction and serious mental illness off the streets and into treatment.”
4. A sign affixed to the wall behind the podium advertises HHS’ STREETS program
5. Wide cutaway of Kennedy speaking
6. SOUNDBITE (English) Robert F. Kennedy Jr., secretary of Health and Human Services:
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“We have a huge drug problem here in our country — $700 million is not going to solve that problem. But the good news is there’s about $50 billion that have been put aside during the litigation by the states against the opioid companies. And that money is now going to be available to the states over the next 20 years. And we want to make sure through this program to develop pilot projects that are evidence-based that show the states what works and what doesn’t work.”
7. Various of Kennedy listening to a reporter’s question
8. Kennedy walks out of the room at the conclusion of the news conference
STORYLINE:
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced millions in new funding to assist addiction recovery and mental illness across the U.S.
Kennedy spoke Wednesday during a visit to the Easterseals Michigan-Clinton Township Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic in suburban Detroit.
HHS announced the posting of a $96-million funding opportunity for the Safety Through Recovery, Engagement and Evidence-based Treatment and Support (STREETS) program, along with $612 million in funding opportunities for additional behavioral health programs.
Kennedy unveiled the STREETS program in February.
The secretary said the money will “expand treatment, strengthen behavioral health services and help people move from crisis to recovery.”
“We have a huge drug problem here in our country,” Kennedy said, adding the $700 million “is not going to solve that problem.”
But, he said, “we want to make sure through this program to develop pilot projects that are evidence-based that show the states what works and what doesn’t work.”
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11 Comments
He needs to GO! He doesn't know anything about health care!
Honorable work
Shut your pie hole, RFK has recovered from addiction
😂😂😂 hey stop housing junkies fuck them .its a choice to a be a junkie piece of shit. Guess what's not a choice being able to afford 1800 rents on minimum wage. But if your homeless well arrest you, unless your junkie well house you
A great man that spits facts! Fck the haters. He calls out gov. Bullshit and stands up to drug companies who are just as or more crooked than 90% of gov. Officials!!
We need in in CANADA TO!!!
WE PRAY 🙏 🤲 THE LORD THAT THIS CORRUPT GOV .
SHOW MORE COMPATION for those HORRIFIC ADICTED 😢 ,AND LEARN FOR the USA WONDERFUL EXAMPLES ❤❤AMEN GRACIAS GRACIAS 🙏
He's doing one good thing! I'll give him kudos for this.
To be clear: psychiatrist are the biggest DOPE DEALERS in history. Why? psychiatry is pure 100 percent junk science. I do not support any US taxpayers money going to quacks. All psychiatrist are quacks.
The most important and consequential and therefore, BEST HHS Secretary in history. He makes his predecessor look like an empty suited corrupt incompetent imbecile.
Long overdue, thanks Bobby.
Finally! Not only drug problems, schizophrenia, any mental issue that will save lives