Pres. Biden Signs Final FY24 Appropriations Package, Preventing Partial Government Shutdown
March 26, 2024
On Saturday, March 23, 2024, President Biden signed
HR2882, the Further Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2024, into law, providing funding for the remaining six regular
Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) appropriations bills through the end of
the fiscal year, until September 30,...
Debate on Border Security Threaten Federal Spending Bill, Risk of Partial Government Shutdown
March 19, 2024
The United States Congress and The White House have until
midnight this Friday, March 22, 2024, to pass a spending
bill for approximately 70% of the federal government, or
a partial government shutdown will be set to...
New Jersey Issues First-of-its-Kind Report on COVID-19 Response
March 14, 2024
On Monday, March 11, 2024, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy
released a more than 900-page independent report on the state's
COVID-19 response, the first such report of its kind released by
any state in the nation.
As reported on governing.com, the report found that
N...
NJAMHAA Delivers Testimony to Assembly Budget Committee
On March 11, 2024, Mary Abrams, MPP, NJAMHAA's Sr. Health Policy
Analyst, testified before the Assembly Budget Committee on the
FY2025 Budget. Abrams spoke of the severe strain on the
behavioral healthcare workforce as demand, acuity and waiting
lists continue to grow. She spoke of the li...
President Biden Delivers His 2024 State of the Union Address
March 11, 2024
President Joe Biden's recent State of the Union address lasted
just over an hour and packed in highlights of both his
Administration's achievements over the past three years and many
proposals and requests to Congress to pass legislation.
Importantly, after noting a han...
NJCCN Report: Increased Nursing Education and Funding to Counteract Statewide Shortage
The New Jersey Collaborating Center for Nursing (NJCCN) has
published its 2024 New Jersey Nursing Data &
Analysis report, which utilizes data from 2021 through 2023.
The report highlights that multiple reports have been released
nationally over the past two or three years, which sen...
New Jersey Senate and Assembly Announce Public Hearings for the FY2025 State Budget
February 29, 2024
Following the release of Governor Murphy's proposed Fiscal Year
(FY) 2025 State Budget, the New JerseySenate Budget and
Appropriations Committee and the Assembly Budget Committee have
announced they will be conducting their respective public
hearings on the FY2025 St...
Gov. Murphy's Proposed Budget Is a Start; Much More Investment is Needed in Behavioral Health Care
February 28, 2024
The Administration's "single-highest priority" continues to be
"investing in the long-term success of our families, our
children, our seniors, and every community in New Jersey," stated
Governor Phil Murphy in his FY2025 State Budget address earlier
today. He detaile...
June Noto Announces Retirement Plans; NJAMHAA Seeks to Fill “Big Shoes” for Administrative Director
February 27, 2024
After serving at NJAMHAA for 22 years, initially as
Information Technology (IT) Project Director and then
Vice President of IT, Human Resources and Administrative
Services, June Noto has announced plans to retire ...
New Report: Health Related Social Needs: An Emerging Opportunity for Behavioral Health
February 22, 2024
The National Council for Mental Wellbeing has shared a
new report, Health Related Social Needs: An Emerging
Opportunity for Behavioral Health, outlining ways to
secure and improve funding to expand services addres...
Gov. Murphy Announces Allocation of $95M from the New Jersey Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund
February 20, 2024
On February 15, 2024, Governor Phil Murphy announced the
allocation of more than $95 million from New Jersey's Opioid
Recovery and Remediation Fund, providing funding to support
critical programs tackling the opioid crisis; connecting New
Jerseyans with tools to redu...
Study Suggests Smell Therapy Could Help People with Depression
February 15, 2024
A
study published this week in
JAMA Network Open suggests that familiar scents
could help individuals with depression recall specific memories,
something that has been
identified as a difficulty for those dealing with
depression.
Kymberly Young, Associate ...