NJAMHAA Urges Everyone to Advocate for More Funding to Strengthen the Behavioral Health Workforce
April 11, 2024
"We are so fortunate here in New Jersey to have a behavioral
health workforce of amazing heroes, a statewide heroic staff
whose personal mission is to give so strongly to others …. to
ensure that all our Diverse Faces have access to the behavioral
health services we d...
Behavioral Health Care Enables Individuals to Achieve Good Health and Success in School and Careers
March 26, 2024
"My life has truly been shaped, and continues to be by Preferred
Behavioral Health Group's School Based Youth Services Program
(SBYSP) in Brick Schools and I am so grateful to be a part of
it," said Nick Spanola, MS, LPC, Program Director and Former
Program Participant,...
Adult Behavioral Health Services Need More Funding to Achieve Many More Inspiring Successes
March 14, 2024
Alice's metamorphosis happened with the help of NewBridge
Services. After a three-month hospitalization in 2019, Alice
began attending NewBridge Services' day treatment program. In
addition to recovering from depression, which she has experienced
since childhood, Alice ...
Join NJAMHAA in Honoring Impactful Providers and Leaders April 9, 2024
March 14, 2024
NJAMHAA Is excited to present the following awards during the
Annual Champions of Courage and Compassion Awards
Reception. The ceremony will be held at the end of the first
day of the Spring Conference, Advancing Opportunities,
Improving Lives, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p....
Evidence Abounds on the Effectiveness of Children and Youths' Behavioral Healthcare Services
At 10 years old, Zhan was referred by an inpatient child
psychiatric unit to CFG Health Network's A Step Ahead Elmer
program.
Although the treatment team was told that Zhan would most likely
be residential bound when she finished the program, Zhan achieved
a complete turnaround.
...
NJAMHAA’s Campaign Features Heartwarming Success of a Client who Now Works in the Healthcare Field
February 20, 2024
The New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction
Agencies (NJAMHAA) is grateful to Illias Duval for sharing his
story to demonstrate the tremendous value of mental health care
as part of NJAMHAA's campaign, Diverse Faces: All Are Worthy
of Full Investment. N...
The Life-Saving Impact of SBYSPs Reinforces the Value of All Behavioral Healthcare Services
February 13, 2024
"Not only did our Pathways School Based Youth Services Program
(SBYSP) help Lauren, but because of her connections with this
program, Lauren saved her friend." - Lauren Balkan, Deputy
Director, Wellspring Center for Prevention, speaking of Lauren, a
former SBYSP part...
New Jersey Must Invest to Meet the State’s Increased Behavioral Health Care Needs
January 31, 2024
"While advances in vaccines and treatment have reduced the death
toll from COVID and people have gone back to offices, family
gatherings and public events, one thing has not changed - the
pandemic's impact on the mental health of New Jersey's youth and
adults. As indi...
NJAMHAA VP Shares her Suicide Survival to Help Others, Reinforces Need for Increased Funding
January 31, 2024
Shauna Moses, NJAMHAA's Vice President, Public Affairs and Member
Services, shares her stories as a survivor of suicide with the
goal of encouraging others to open up about their struggles, seek
help and choose life.
"There are so many success stories out there. How...
NJAMHAA Highlights Need for Increased Funding of the Workforce and Services
January 16, 2024
Everyone in New Jersey's Diverse Community Is
Worthy of Full Investment in the Behavioral
Healthcare System
According to a Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration November 2023 report, 48.7 million Americans
(17.3%) aged 12 or older had a substan...
Holiday Blues Could Be Exacerbated by International Conflicts, Underscore Importance of Self-Care
December 27, 2023
While the holiday season is a joyful time for many people, this
is unfortunately not the case for other individuals, especially
those who have friends and relatives in Ukraine, Israel and Gaza
and, therefore, are worried about their safety or have lost loved
ones dur...
NJAMHAA Highlights its Impact, Reinforces More Funding Increases Needed
June 28, 2023
The New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction
Agencies' (NJAMHAA's) advocacy resulted in significant funding
for the behavioral healthcare workforce and increases for some of
the services these essential workers provide in Governor Phil
Murphy's proposed budg...