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May 30, 2023 The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Opvee, a nalmefene hydrochloride nasal spray for the emergency treatment of known and suspected opioid overdose in adults and pediatric patents 12 years of age and older. The active ingredient, nalmefene hydr...

May 25, 2023 On May 23, 2023, United States Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy released a new Surgeon General's Advisory on Social Media and Youth Mental Health, detailing the current analysis of the impacts of social media on children and adolescents. The advisory notes that there ar...

May 23, 2023 Rose Beyer, a "pediatrician in an underserved, poverty-stricken community in Philadelphia," published an article in the May 21, 2023 publication of The Philadelphia Inquirer, titled "Will your teenager die waiting for a psychiatrist?" In this article, Beyer describes ex...

May 22, 2023 S2808/A4237 is legislation that would establish the position of Statewide Opioid Antidote Coordinator in New Jersey, and would appropriate funds for this position. Yesterday, May 18, 2023, the Assembly Health Committee voted in favor of the legislation, which was the...

May 18, 2023 Yesterday, President Joe Biden held a meeting at the White House with Congressional leadership in continued discussions on the debt ceiling. While a clear resolution was not achieved during that meeting, negotiations are set to continue with all sides agreeing that defaul...

May 16, 2023 The White House has published a fact sheet on actions taken by the Biden-Harris Administration to ensure continued COVID-19 protections and preparedness after the end of the Public Health Emergency (PHE). As the PHE ended on May 11, 2023, the fact sheet provides informati...

May 15, 2023 The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services, has announced that COVID-19 temporary flexibilities for Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, will end on July 31, 2023. As stated in a U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services news rel...

May 11, 2023 On May 9, 2023, the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) officially issued "Temporary Extension of COVID-19 Telemedicine ...

May 9, 2023 S.1144, the Invest to Protect Act of 2023, would provide police departments with fewer than 200 sworn officers, across the country, with federal funds for mental health care, training, and recruiting. The legislation would provide up to $50 million a year in federal ...

May 8, 2023 Under H.R. 2811, the "Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023", states would be required to implement work requirements for certain Medicaid, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) beneficiaries. This legislation, a bi...

May 4, 2023 The New Jersey Opioid Recovery and Remediation Fund Advisory Council was established under S783 with the purpose of reviewing proposals, data, and analysis, and engaging with stakeholders and community member...

May 2, 2023 Many of the health flexibilities granted in response to the COVID-19 pandemic are tied to the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE), which is set to expire in just 10 days on May 11, 2023. Ahead of the end of the PHE, KFF has published a new resource, Timeline of End Da...

May 1, 2023 NJAMHAA Advocates for Support of All New Jerseyans' Wellness by Strengthening the Behavioral Healthcare System The theme for Mental Health Month 2023 (May) is Take Some Time to Look Around, Look Within to encourage individuals to realize how their surroundings impact t...

May 1, 2023 Beginning Monday, May 1, 2023, Mental Health Awareness Month (MHAH) will be observed in New Jersey, across the U.S., and beyond. Established in 1949, Mental Health Awareness Month is intended to increase awareness of the importance of mental health wellness in individu...

April 28, 2023 On April 26, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 2811, the "Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023", legislation that would increase the federal debt limit, cut funding for a number of programs, establish discretionary spending limits, rescind COVID-19 funds and enact...

April 20, 2023 NJAMHAA was pleased to have leaders from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) representing Region II (New York, New Jersey, U.S. territories in the Caribbean, and several federally ...

April 18, 2023 On Friday, April 14, 2023, Xavier Becerra, Secretary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), announced that in the coming weeks, he will issue an amendment to the declaration under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness (PREP) Act for medical...

April 17, 2023 On Wednesday, April 12, 2023, Dr. Rahul Gupta, Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), officially designated fentanyl adulterated or associated with xylazine as an emerging threat to the United States. As stated in a White House press...

April 13, 2023 The NJ WorkAbility program offers the opportunity to receive full Medicaid coverage for people with disabilities who are working and whose income levels would otherwise make them ineligible for Medicaid. On January 10, 2022, Governor Murphy signed into law S3445/A5...

April 11, 2023 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), announced that nearly $23 million in grant funds was awarded to 46 grantees to plan and develop Teaching Health Center residency programs in communit...