Sharing Personal Stories of Mental Health Struggles Helps Eliminate Stigma
May 23, 2022
Open conversations about mental health that have occurred as a
result of the pandemic are helping to eliminate stigma, which is
the greatest factor that prevents individuals from seeking help.
An extremely powerful tool is sharing experiences with mental
health challenges...
Public Health Emergency Expected to Be Extended Past July
May 23, 2022
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) implemented a
COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) in January 2020. Since
then, the PHE has been continually reviewed and renewed. The last
official extension of the PHE took place on April 16, 2022, which
extended the P...
House Energy & Commerce Committee Votes in Favor of MAT Act Amendments, Paving Way for House Vote
May 19, 2022
On May 18th, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce
Committee voted to approve an amendment to the Mainstreaming
Addiction Treatment (MAT) Act, to remove the buprenorphine
X-Waiver, and to move the MAT Act out of committee. The
Committee, Chaired by Representative Frank Pallo...
Biden Administration Releases New Housing Supply Action Plan
May 17, 2022
Today, the Biden Administration released a new Housing
Supply Action Plan with the aim of closing the housing
supply gap in five years. This plan, part of the
Administration's efforts to combat inflation, looks to
...
NJ Cannabis Regulatory Commission Faces Harsh Questioning during Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing
May 16, 2022
On Thursday, May 12, 2022, the New Jersey Senate Judiciary
Committee held a hearing that primarily scrutinized and raised
concerns about the New Jersey Cannabis Regulatory Commission's
(CRC's) rollout of legal marijuana in the state. The hearing,
which lasted five hours, ...
FDA Approves Olumiant for COVID-19 Treatment
May 12, 2022
On Wednesday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
announced approval of a new indication, or justification for
prescription, of the drug Olumiant (baricitinib) for treatment of
COVID-19 in hospitalized adults requiring supplemental oxygen,
non-invasive or invasive...
Lack of Inpatient Psychiatric Services Forces Hundreds of Suicidal Teens to Spend Nights in ERs
May 10, 2022
As the mental health crisis continues to wear on in the U.S., an
increasing number of youth are vying for a limited number of
treatment openings. The situation can become even worse when
those individuals are mandated such treatment by emergency room
doctors.
At Bosto...
FDA Restricts Use of J&J’s COVID-19 Vaccine over Blood Clot Risk
May 9, 2022
On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
announced that it had limited the authorized use of the Johnson
& Johnson (J&J; also referred to as Janssen) COVID-19
vaccine due to the risk of developing thrombosis with
thrombocytopenia syndrome (TTS), a d...
Providers Make Up for Language Barrier Shortcomings in Current Telehealth Services
May 5, 2022
While the expansion of telehealth services has improved access to
care for many Americans, it has also ushered in a new set of
challenges for others. One such issue relates to individuals who
don't speak English and others who have limited English speaking
skills facing ht...
Provider Shares Heartwarming Example of the Value of Behavioral Health Services
May 4, 2022
"The power of hope: That's where we come in as providers. That
one interaction, that one engagement can really change the
trajectory for an individual in need. You're really looking at a
multigenerational solution because we have the opportunity to
engage not just the mom,...
Fentanyl, Lack of Access to Life-Saving Drugs Present Major Issues in Battle against Opioid Crisis
May 3, 2022
While over the past 10 years, the New Jersey Legislature
has passed dozens of bills aimed at expanding access to
treatment, education, and life-saving drugs like
naloxone, as well as changing how many drug crimes are
...
Reports Further Substantiates Youth Mental Health Crisis as Adolescent Suicides Spike in New Jersey
May 2, 2022
A new report published in
JAMA found that the COVID-19 pandemic has only
worsened an already existing mental health crisis among youth in
the U.S. The issue is particularly relevant in New Jersey, which
was one of only five states included in the study that witnessed
a ...
Behavioral Healthcare Services Save and Enhance Lives
April 28, 2022
"[At Carrier Clinic,] I underwent such a major
transformation…They really helped me through that darkest
phase…It does me a world of good to know that I'm helping others,
even if it's in just one small way." -- Shauna Moses, Vice
President, Public Affairs and Member...
75% of Kids in the U.S. Have Had COVID-19, CDC Estimates
April 28, 2022
An
early release of a report by the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) on Tuesday estimated that three out
of every four children in the U.S. have been infected with
COVID-19 at one point since the pandemic began. In addition to
approximately 75% of all...
NJAMHAA and Members Sponsor 35th Anniversary Celebration of the SBYSP
April 26, 2022
Please join in the virtual 35th Anniversary
Celebration of the School-Based Youth Services Program
(SBYSP) on April 27th at 4:00 p.m.
Sponsors of this program are NJAMHAA; three NJAMHAA
me...
