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CMS Launches New Making Care Primary Model Test in Eight States, Including New Jersey

Published: Jul 16, 2024
July 16, 2024 The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched its new voluntary primary care model, the Making Care Primary (MCP) Model, which will be tested in eight states, including New Jersey. This 10.5-year model aims to improve care management and care coordination...

$27.5M of Federal Funding Available to Enhance Women’s Mental Health

Published: Jul 9, 2024
July 9, 2024 The following information was published on and obtained from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) website on July 8, 2024: "Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Ser...

Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks HHS Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities

Published: Jul 8, 2024
July 8, 2024 On July 3, 2024, a federal judge temporarily blocked enforcement of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS') Nondiscrimination in Health Programs and Activities Final Rule, which was finalized ...

U.S. Surgeon General Declares Firearm Violence in America a Public Health Crisis

Published: Jul 5, 2024
July 5, 2024 On June 25, 2024, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy released the Surgeon General's Advisory on Firearm Violence, declaring firearm violence in America a public health crisis. The ...

Supreme Court Rules against Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement

Published: Jul 1, 2024
July 1, 2024 On June 27, 2024, the United States Supreme Court issued a ruling blocking a bankruptcy reorganization plan of Purdue Pharma, meaning that there is now uncertainty around billions of dollars of settlement money that had previously been secured for victims of the opioid cr...

New Jersey Legislature Approves $56.6 Billion FY2025 Budget Bill

Published: Jul 1, 2024
June 28, 2024 New Jersey Legislature Approves $56.6 Billion FY2025 Budget Bill On Wednesday, June 26, 2024 the New Jersey Legislature released its $56.6 billion Fi...

Loan Redemption Program Applications Open July 1st; Introductory Webinar June 28th

Published: Jun 27, 2024
June 27, 2024 On Monday, June 17, 2024, New Jersey's Department of Human Services (DHS), Department of Children and Families (DCF), and Higher Education Student Assistance Authority (HESAA) formally announced the Home- and Community-Based Services Loan Redemption Program (HCBSP-LRP), ...

FCC Seeks Feedback on Implementation of the National Suicide Hotline Act

Published: Jun 13, 2024
June 13, 2024 The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is accepting feedback on a notice of proposed rulemaking regarding the implementation of the National Suicide Hotline Act of 2018. Currently, when an individual calls the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, they are connected ...

NJAMHAA Celebrates Advocacy Successes, Announces New Board Leaders, Honors Several Individuals

Updated: Jun 12, 2024
On June 12, 2024, NJAMHAA highlighted advocacy achievements and recognized several individuals whose significant contributions helped make NJAMHAA's impact possible during the Annual Membership Meeting, Transformational Leadership…with Powerful Results. "I am proud to work with so m...

Mental Health: Need to Eliminate Stigma and Ensure Access to Services

Updated: May 30, 2024
May 30, 2024 Mental Health Month Underscores the Need to Eliminate Stigma and Ensure Access to Services Statement from Debra L. Wentz, PhD, President and CEO, NJAMHAA; Executive Director, New Jersey Mental Health Institute; and Chair, New Jersey Governor's Council on Mental Heal...

Social Work Licensure Compact Facilitates the Provision of Interstate Social Work Services

Published: May 30, 2024
May 30, 2024 The Council of State Governments (CSG), in partnership with the United States Department of Defense (DOD) and the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), is working to support the mobility of licensed social workers ...

Inspiring Successes, Rising Demand Underscore the Need for Greater Behavioral Healthcare Funding

Updated: May 28, 2024
May 28, 2024 "To help someone get stable and to empower someone to regain control of their lives, it's very, very rewarding. If we didn't do it, who would? Everyone can experience mental illness and people need help now more than ever. I am proud of the work we do." - Adiba Saleem, LS...

Gov. Murphy Signs Crisis Professionals Day Joint Resolution into Law

Published: May 28, 2024
May 28, 2024 On Monday, May 20th, the New Jersey Senate passed the Crisis Professionals Day Resolution. The Resolution, originally drafted and requested by NJAMHAA, was passed by the Assembly in April. The Resolution recognizes the fourth Wednesday in May of each year as Crisis Pr...

Senators Fetterman, Smith Introduce Legislation to Establish a Senate Commission on Mental Health

Published: May 21, 2024
May 21, 2024 On May 9, 2024, United States Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) introduced S.4312, "a bill to establish a United States Senate Commission on Mental Health for the purpose of providing to Congress and the President independent, expert policy recommendations to improve acces...

Study Finds More than 115M Pills Containing Illicit Fentanyl Seized by Law Enforcement in 2023

Published: May 14, 2024
May 14, 2024 A new study funded by the National Institutes of Health's (NIH's) National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) has found that there were 115,562,603 pills containing fentanyl seized by law enforcement in 2023, which is 2,30...
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