SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Reauthorization Act of 2025

This legislation renews and updates federal efforts to prevent overdoses, expand treatment, and support recovery. It boosts funding for programs run by states, Tribes, and local groups; strengthens care for pregnant and postpartum women; builds support for families affected by fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD); and improves youth trauma monitoring and community recovery supports . It also promotes safer handling and assessment of opioids, allows grants to cover fentanyl/xylazine test strips, and adds cybersecurity protections for the 9-8-8 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline .

Key changes include more funding from fiscal years 2026–2030: overdose prevention grants ($505.6M/year), prenatal/postnatal health ($4.25M/year), residential treatment for pregnant/postpartum women ($38.931M/year), SUD workforce loan repayment ($40M/year), youth/adult trauma monitoring ($9M/year), communities of recovery ($7M/year), and FASD programs ($12.5M/year) . It asks FDA to publish a plan within one year to assess approved opioid pain medicines and support nonaddictive treatments; HHS to issue guidance within one year on at‑home drug disposal; and GAO to study 9‑8‑8 cybersecurity within 180 days fileciteturn0file