HHS Announces Nearly $35 M in Funding Opportunities to Strengthen Youth Mental Health Supports
March 10, 2022
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the
...
NJAMHAA Receives NAADAC Approval as an Education Provider
March 9, 2022
NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals, has
approved NJAMHAA as an education provider. This status
identifies NJAMHAA's "program as meeting nationally
approved standards of education developed for the
...
White House Seeks Congressional Approval for Further COVID-19 Funds
March 8, 2022
Funding for federal COVID-19 programs has almost run out nearly a
year after the passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan.
Programs that bolster COVID-19 testing supplies, guarantee
uninsured Americans COVID-19 treatment, purchase antibody
treatments and prevent...
DMAHS Posts 1115 Waiver Renewal Application
March 7, 2022
The New Jersey Division of Medical Assistance and Health
Services (DMAHS) has posted the
1115 Waiver Demonstration renewal application that
they recently submitted to the Centers for Medicare ...
Pres. Biden Presents Historic Plans to Address the National Mental Health and Addictions Crises
March 3, 2022
President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union
Address yesterday. In a
statement released last night after the President's
speech, the New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction
Agencies' (NJAMHAA's) President and CEO Debra L. Wentz, Ph.D,
thank...
As Eviction Moratoriums End, Assistance Programs Are Still Available
March 1, 2022
Moratoriums in New Jersey enacted during the COVID-19 pandemic,
such as those that prevented evictions and utility companies from
shutting off electric, gas, and water services, have either
already ended or will be ending soon. However, there is still a
litany of assista...
Providers, Advocates Push for Higher Reimbursement Rates in Federal Legislation
February 28, 2022
Lawmakers are considering legislation that would aim to address
the gaps in the behavioral healthcare system. Senator Patty
Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and
Pensions Committee, was quoted on
modernhealthcare.com saying, "Our mental hea...
Potential Impact of CDC’s Relaxed Opioid Prescription Proposals
February 24, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has
proposed new guidelines for prescribing opioids for pain
treatment that would eliminate dosage caps on treatment.
Dr. Lewis Nelson, ...
Study Suggests COVID-19 Infection May Increase the Risk of Developing New Mental Health Problems
Mental health issues have been exacerbated by the social
isolation, economic stress, loss of loved ones, and other
struggles due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A new study,
Mental Health in People with COVID-19,
published in the journal The BMJ, suggests that COVID-19
infection itself may i...
Mental Health Report Card Shows All 50 States Are Struggling to Address Youth Mental Health Crisis
February 17, 2022
The Hopeful Futures Campaign has released a first-of-its-kind
Mental Health Report Card for each of the 50 states' schools.
This report comes after several of the nation's leading pediatric
groups
called the state of children's mental health a national
emergency, ...
License Backlogs Are Preventing Some New Healthcare Workers from Seeing Patients
February 15, 2022
As the healthcare field faces staffing crises, those entering the
industry and applying for a variety of care licenses are facing
longer than normal delays in some states, preventing them from
providing care. As reported on
nbcnews.com, four different professional m...
CDC Proposes Relaxing Guidelines for Doctors Prescribing Opioid Painkillers
February 14, 2022
As reported on
modernhealthcare.com,
on Thursday, the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC) released proposed changes to its
guidelines for U.S. doctors prescribing oxycodone and
ot...
