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Regina LaBelle

Regina LaBelle

Georgetown University Professor; Former Acting Director, ONDCP

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Notable Quotes

"From first responders to drug courts, continued federal funding quite literally saves lives. The overdose epidemic has been declared a public health emergency and overdose deaths are decreasing. This is no time to pull critical funding."

Stories

The dismantling of federal mental health and addiction services

Rule Changes

Critic of funding cuts; advocating for continued federal investment

SAMHSA distributed $7.5 billion annually to fight addiction and mental illness. In one year, the Trump administration cut its workforce by more than half, terminated roughly $2 billion in grants in March 2025, and folded the 33-year-old agency into a new structure.

Updated May 21