Governor Murphy and State Senators Announce Collaboration on Veterans’ Services Reform
October 9, 2023
On Wednesday, October 4, 2023, following both state and federal
reports criticizing the COVID-19 response at state-run nursing
homes for veterans, Governor Phil Murphy and a group of State
Senators announced a conceptual agreement to pursue structural
reforms to the de...
Governor Murphy and State Senators Announce Collaboration on Veterans’ Services Reform
October 9, 2023
On Wednesday, October 4, 2023, following both state and federal
reports criticizing the COVID-19 response at state-run nursing
homes for veterans, Governor Phil Murphy and a group of State
Senators announced a conceptual agreement to pursue structural
reforms to the de...
October 6th is Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day
October 5, 2023
Knock Out Opioid Abuse Day (KOOAD), which has
been observed on October 6th in New
Jersey since 2016, is this Friday. KOOAD is the
...
President Biden Signs Continuing Resolution Averting Government Shutdown Until at least Nov. 17th
October 3, 2023
On Saturday, September 30, 2023, after weeks of seemingly
unproductive efforts, and with just hours to spare, both houses
of Congress passed and President Joe Biden signed into law a
Continuing Resolution (CR). This temporary funding measure will
fund the federal gover...
Mental Illness Awareness Week Is Oct 1st-7th
Mental Illness Awareness Week is observed each year during the
first week of October, and will begin this year on Sunday,
October 1, 2023,
running through Saturday, October 7, 2023. On September 27, 2023,
Governor Phil Murphy signed a proclamation officially declaring
Oct. 1st - 7th as ...
Free COVID Tests Available at Covidtests.gov Beginning Sept. 25th
Beginning today, September 25, 2023, any household in the U.S.
can again order four free COVID-19 tests from Covidtests.gov. The
reopening of Covidtests.gov was announced last week by the Biden
Administration, in addition to a $600 million investment across
12 domestic COVID-19 test manuf...
Government Shutdown Looms as Congress Fails to Pass Defense and Government Funding Bills
Yesterday, September 21, 2023, the United States House of
Representatives failed to pass a procedural vote that would have
begun debate on a defense funding bill by a measure of 212 in
favor and 216 opposed. The defense funding bill would have
limited access to abortion services for servi...
Governor Murphy Signs Proclamation Declaring Today, Sept. 20th, Addiction Professionals Day
Addiction Professionals Day, part of National Recovery Month, was
established in 1992 by NAADAC, the Association for Addiction
Professionals, to show appreciation for the important work of
addiction professionals who provide clinical counseling and
support to those affected by substance u...
CMS to Establish MFTs and MH Counselors as Medicare Provider Types, Jan. 1st
September 19, 2023
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has
announced that, as directed in the Consolidated Appropriations
Act, 2023, a new Medicare benefit category will be established
for Marriage and Family Therapists (MFTs) and Mental Health
Counselors (MHCs) for s...
Governor Murphy Signs Proclamation Declaring Sept. 10th – 16th as Suicide Prevention Week
This week, September 10 through 16, 2023, is observed as Suicide
Prevention Week, taking place within National Recovery Month. New
Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed a
proclamation officially declaring Sept. 10 - 16,
2023, as Suicide Prevention Week.
In the Governor's proclamatio...
Tahesha Way Sworn in as New Jersey’s Lieutenant Governor
September 12, 2023
On Friday, September 8, 2023, Governor Phil Murphy swore in New
Jersey Secretary of State Tahesha L. Way, JD, as Lieutenant
Governor of New Jersey, just over a month after the passing of
Lieutenant Governor Sheila Oliver. Way's appointment became
effective immediate...
New Poll Finds in NJ, Young People’s Mental Health Most Negatively Affected by COVID-19 Pandemic
September 11, 2023
On September 7, 2023, Stockton University's William J. Hughes
Center for Public Policy published research analyzing the
wide-ranging impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on New Jersey
residents' mental health, treatment, and outcomes, involving
numerous mental health is...
