# CCHR: Billions of Dollars Wasted on Mental Health Research with Worsening Outcomes

- URL: https://theranews.net/blog/2026-02-10-cchr-billions-of-dollars-wasted-on-mental-health-research-with-worsening-outcome-e3a4bb/
- Published: 2026-02-10
- Type: Archive summary (AI-assisted summary of third-party reporting)
- Original outlet: dnronline
- Original report: https://www.dnronline.com/associated_press/national/cchr-billions-of-dollars-wasted-on-mental-health-research-with-worsening-outcomes/article_801a42e8-8e52-52cb-a5e3-9f9fb50ceb78.html
- Topics: mental-health
- Publisher: TheraNews, operated by AdvancedCare USA Inc.
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> LOS ANGELES, Calif., Feb. 9, 2026 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) — Research waste at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is reportedly costing U.S. taxpayers over $100 million annually, according to analyses of completed NIH-funded trials. A review of grants completed between...

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*Originally reported by dnronline. [Read more](https://www.dnronline.com/associated_press/national/cchr-billions-of-dollars-wasted-on-mental-health-research-with-worsening-outcomes/article_801a42e8-8e52-52cb-a5e3-9f9fb50ceb78.html)*

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*Source: [https://www.dnronline.com/associated_press/national/cchr-billions-of-dollars-wasted-on-mental-health-research-with-worsening-outcomes/article_801a42e8-8e52-52cb-a5e3-9f9fb50ceb78.html](https://www.dnronline.com/associated_press/national/cchr-billions-of-dollars-wasted-on-mental-health-research-with-worsening-outcomes/article_801a42e8-8e52-52cb-a5e3-9f9fb50ceb78.html)*