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...
NJAMHAA Honors State, Federal Leaders, Statehouse Reporter for Supporting Behavioral Health Care
March 23, 2022
Awards to Be Presented during the Spring Conference,
Nurturing Diverse Communities, April 5th at
Noon
The New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction
Agencies, Inc. (NJAMHAA) will honor Lieutenant Governor Sheila Y.
Oliver, who also serves as Commissioner ...
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...
NJAMHAA Testifies before New Jersey General Assembly Budget Committee
March 22, 2022
On March 21, 2022, Debra Wentz, Ph.D., President and CEO of the
New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies
(NJAMHAA), testified before the New Jersey General Assembly
Budget Committee. Dr. Wentz's oral testimony focused on the
critical status of the ...
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...
$641M of Opioid Settlement Funds to Be Allocated for Treatment, Harm Reduction, Prevention Services
March 14, 2022
Governor Phil Murphy announced today that New Jersey will receive
$641 million in the massive
$26 billion opioid manufacturer and distributer
settlement that was recently finalized. He also
announced that the funds will be allocated over the next 16 years
to confront...
Diverse Individuals Share Positive Impact of Behavioral Healthcare Services
March 14, 2022
NJAMHAA Calls for More Funding to Create New
Opportunities for All New Jersey Residents
"I was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia…everything shut down
for me. With [everyone at] Oaks Integrated Care, I was able to
get back to living a normal life…[Now] I feel I...
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
...
Several NJAMHAA Priorities Addressed in Governor Murphy’s Budget Address
March 8, 2022
Statement from Debra L. Wentz, PhD, President and
CEO
While Governor Murphy only briefly touched on mental health and
substance use treatment investments in statements during his
budget address today, digging deeper into the State of New Jersey
Budget in Brief Summar...
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 ...