Thos Robinson / Getty Images for The Democratic Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s department hastily reversed a plan to cancel billions in federal health funding, restoring money for mental health and substance abuse programs less than a day after recipients were told it had been pulled. The Department of Health and Human Services reinstated $2 billion tied to programs overseen by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, an administration official confirmed to NBC News . The move followed widespread backlash after groups were notified of the cuts, which would have disrupted services nationwide. The reversal came after the department, led by Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., informed organizations that funding associated with SAMHSA would be canceled. The agency supports a broad range of efforts, including suicide and crisis phone lines, opioid treatment programs, behavioral health services following disasters, and other mental health initiatives. Read more at The Daily Beast.