Cari Fais Nominated as Director of the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs
April 11, 2022
Yesterday, Governor Phil Murphy announced his nomination of Cari
Fais, who currently serves as Chief of the Opioid Abuse
Prevention and Enforcement Unit in the United States Attorney
General's Office for the District of New Jersey, to become the
new Director of the New ...
DOJ Sends Guidance on ADA Protections for People with Opioid Use Disorder
April 7, 2022
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced yesterday that it
has published new guidance on how the Americans with Disabilities
Act (ADA) protects people with opioid use disorder (OUD) who are
in treatment or recovery, including those who take medication to
treat thei...
COVID-19 Hospitalizations in the U.S. Reach Record Lows
April 5, 2022
COVID-19 hospitalizations across the U.S. are at their lowest
numbers since the summer of 2020, when such national data first
became available. As reported on
modernhealthcare.com, the average number of people
hospitalized in the U.S. with COVID-19 in the past week was
...
Pres. Biden Proposes Robust Investments for MH & SU Services for FY 2023 Budget
April 4, 2022
In his proposed $1.6 trillion budget for FY2023,
President Joe Biden requests substantial funding for
mental health and substance use prevention, treatment and
recovery services. Among the key provisions are:
...
DCA Awards 19 Community-Based Nonprofits $14M through Neighborhood Revitalization Tax Credit Program
March 31, 2022
The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) has
announced that it will award a total of $14.25 million to 19
community-based nonprofits in the state through the Neighborhood
Revitalization Tax Credit (NRTC) Program. These awards represent
the largest amount of ...
Pres. Biden’s Proposed FY2023 Budget Includes Significant Investment for Behavioral Health Care
March 29, 2022
During his FY2023 budget address this afternoon,
President Joe Biden focused on three values: "fiscal
responsibility, safety and security at home and around
the world, and the investments needed to continue our
...
HHS Announces Increase in Funding to Expand the Availability of CCBHCs Across the Country
March 28, 2022
On March 24, as reported in a press announcement from the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),
through SAMHSA, announced two Certified Community Behavioral
Health Clinics (CCBHCs) funding ...
State Legislation Introduced to Ensure Ongoing Progress of Reformed Child Welfare System
March 24, 2022
Senate President Nicholas Scutari (D-Union) and state Assembly
Speaker Craig Coughlin (D-Middlesex) introduced legislation
(A3703) that would grant "independent authority to a newly
configured Staffing and Oversight Review Committee, which is now
overseen by the existin...
HHS Will Continue to Fight for Telehealth after Public Health Emergency Ends
March 22, 2022
Many telehealth flexibilities are tied to the national public
health emergency designation, which the U.S. is currently under
and which is set to expire on April 16, unless renewed by
President Joe Biden. Department of Health and Human Services
(HHS) Secretary Xavier Be...
Stealth Omicron Subvariant to Become Dominant Strain; Experts Are Not Overly Concerned
March 21, 2022
The COVID-19 Omicron strain subvariant, BA.2, known as stealth
Omicron, is on track to overtake the original Omicron variant as
the dominant strain in the country.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC), BA.2 currently accounts for 39% of all...
SAMHSA Announces Funding for Substance Use Treatment and Prevention Programs
March 17, 2022
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA), has announced new funding for substance use treatment
and prevention programs. The funding will come through two grant
programs, totaling $...
Assemblyman Greenwald and Others Introduce Legislative Package Investing in Behavioral Health
March 15, 2022
A Legislative Package of six bills was introduced on Thursday,
March 10, 2022 by Assemblyman Louis Greenwald (D-Camden,
Burlington), along with a number of his fellow Assembly members,
that aims to more comprehensively meet the mental healthcare
needs of New Jersey resi...