Cuts, which affect projects focused on issues including early identification of autism, made without prior notice to AAP

Cuts, which affect projects focused on issues including early identification of autism, made without prior notice to AAP

The US department of health and human services (HHS) has terminated several multi-million-dollar grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics following the association’s criticisms of health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s policies.

The funding cuts, which affect projects focused on issues including fetal alcohol spectrum disorders and early identification of autism, were first reported by the Washington Post and made without prior notice to the AAP.

In a statement to the Guardian, AAP CEO, Mark Del Monte, said: “AAP learned this week that seven grants to AAP under the US Department of Health and Human Services are being terminated.

“This vital work spanned multiple child health priorities, including reducing sudden infant death, rural access to health care, mental health, adolescent health, supporting children with birth defects, early identification of autism, and prevention of fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, among other topics.”

  • brucethemoose@lemmy.worldEnglish
    11·
    2 days ago

    You don’t have to wonder; they think he’s a disgrace. They say it publicly, basically every month, for years: https://www.axios.com/2025/09/05/robert-f-kennedys-nephew-calls-resign

    Literally his entire family came together to protest him.

    One sad thing thing is, initially, RFK’s entry into politics was on a good point: the Democrats and Republicans are tyrannical gatekeepers. The pitch was that they filter good candidates, manipulate primaries and squash independent parties/candidates. Most on Lemmy would strongly agree, hence RFK gained a lot of traction for an independent.

    …But he went down the anti-vax rabbit hole.

    I guess he’s always been down that rabbit hole, but we ended up in the absolute worst case scenario where that’s basically his entire policy now, smothering the better anti-corporate sentiments he has.