Resources for advocacy on State FY2026 budget:
- Blueprint for a Health New Jersey (Nov. 2025)
- One Page "Leave Behind": Budget and Legislative Priorities (updated Feb. 2026)
- FY2027 Campaign: The Behavioral Health Budget Must Reflect New Jersey Values and Needs
To find both your state and federal representatives, you may use the links below or go to the Directory tab on our Take Action page where all will be listed once you enter your address.
New Jersey Legislators
List of State Legislators – This list is alphabetical by Senate then Assembly, but you may sort by Party or District number.
– You can also search for your legislators by municipality at the top of this list.
New Jersey Senate and General Assembly Leadership
New Jersey Senate Committees New Jersey General Assembly Committees
New Jersey Congressional Delegation – House of Representatives
New Jersey Legislation
See NJAMHAA's Current Advocacy/Issues page for highlighted legislation and the Take Action page to participate in current advocacy efforts. You may search for any legislation by bill number, title, sponsor or key words here.
Advocacy Materials
Rates and Contracts
- NJAMHAA Testimony DHS Budget Listening Session - Dec. 2025
- NJAMHAA Testimony to DOH Budget Listening Session - Nov. 2025
- NJAMHAA Testimony on S1032 (Indexing Bill) - June 2024
Integrated Regulations
- NJAMHAA Comments on Proposed N.J.A.C 8:43K Manual of Standards for Licensure of Outpatient and Integrated Care Facilities (DOH)
- NJAMHAA Comments on Proposed N.J.A.C 10:36 Behavioral Health Program Service Standards (DMHAS)
- Charts of Required Staffing under N.J.A.C 8:43K versus Current Requirements (OP and PC)
New Jersey 1115 FamilyCare Comprehensive Medicaid Waiver
- NJAMHAA Comments to DMAHS on FamilyCare 1115 Comprehensive Demonstration – August 2024
- Behavioral Health Integration Advisory Board - April 2024 Meeting Slides
- Behavioral Health Integration Advisory - Summary of Stakeholder Feedback April 2024
- CMS Approval Letter for New Jersey's 1115 Waiver
- NJAMHAA Summary of the 1115 Waiver
Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics (CCBHCs)
- National Council for Mental Wellbeing 2024 CCBHC Impact Report
- National Council for Mental Wellbeing 2024 CCBHC Impact Report Highlights
- National Council for Mental Wellbeing New Jersey CCBHC Fact Sheet
Justice Involved Services
- NJAMHAA Paper: Services for Justice Involved Individuals with Recommendations
- NJAMHAA Select Recommendations for JIS Action
General
- Business Case for Investment in Behavioral Health
- Flyer - Achieving the Greatest Benefits
- 2016 Rutgers Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy study: The Economic Contribution of the Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services Industry to the New Jersey Economy
Federal
NJAMHAA Supports the nine federal bills on the National Council for Mental Wellbeing's priority agenda.
They may all be found in the following factsheets from the National Council.
For additional resources on specific bills and policy issues, see: Current Advocacy Issues
Annual Reports
FY2025: Meeting
Challenges Head On
FY2024: Transformational Leadership with Powerful Results
FY2023: Breaking Barriers in Behavioral Health Care
FY2022: Diversity in Policy, Practice and Performance
