EMS Legislation Signed into Law to Allow for Faster Response Times
October 25, 2022
On Friday, October 21, 2022, Governor Phil Murphy signed into law
A4107, which makes various changes concerning regulation of
emergency medical services (EMS); and establishes a mobile
integrated health program, and new State Emergency Medical
Services Director in the...
The U.S. Surgeon General Publishes Framework for Workplace Mental Health & Wellbeing
October 24, 2022
On October 20, 2022, U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy
released
The U.S. Surgeon General's Framework for Workplace Mental
Health & Well-Being, which offers a foundation that
workplaces can build upon to show workers that they matter, that
their work matters...
NJ DHS Announces Budget Listening Session, Nov. 3, 2022
October 20, 2022
Session at 1:00 p.m. on November 3rd to hear from
advocates on budget priorities for fiscal year (FY) 2024 (July 1,
2023 through June 30, 2024).
This is an opportunity to shape DHS' own input for the budget
that Governor Phil Murphy will propose next March for FY20...
Study Finds Racial Gaps in Mental Health Care Developing in NJ Schools
October 18, 2022
A report from New Jersey Policy Perspective (NJPP) has found that
while access to mental health staff for White and Asian Students
has increased since 2008, it has actually decreased for Black and
Hispanic students in New Jersey over the same time.
The report looked...
HHS Extends COVID-19 Public Health Emergency through at least January 2023
October 17, 2022
Yesterday, on October 13, 2022, Secretary of the Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), Xavier Becerra, renewed the
determination of a Public Health Emergency (PHE) as a result of
the continued consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The PHE, under this curre...
DOD Calls Mental Health and Suicide Prevention a “Key Priority” amid Rising Suicide Rates
October 13, 2022
In March of 2022, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin
III established the Suicide Prevention and Response
Independent Review Committee (SPRIRC), intended to review
the military's mental health and suicide preventi...
Americans Leaving Jobs in Favor of New Opportunities Reaches 30-Year High
October 11, 2022
According to the
Employment Situation Summary published by the U.S.
Bureau of Labor Statistics on October 7, 2022, the number of
Americans voluntarily leaving their jobs and immediately seeking
new employment has reached its highest level since 1990.
According to...
Federal Court Rules against DACA, Retains Protection for Current Enrollees
October 10, 2022
On Wednesday, a Federal Appeals Court in New Orleans
ruled against Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals
(DACA), a policy enacted under President Obama that
protected undocumented people brought to the U.S. at a
...
House Passes Mental Health Matters Act
October 6, 2022
Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R.7780, the Mental Health Matters Act.
The legislation would require certain federal actions to increase
mental and behavioral health care. Among other provisions, the
bill would create various grants to increase th...
October 2nd – 8th Proclaimed as Mental Illness Awareness Week in New Jersey
October 4, 2022
Governor Phil Murphy recently signed a proclamation declaring this week, October 2
through October 8, 2022, as Mental Illness Awareness Week in New
Jersey.
The proclamation highlighted a number of challenges relating to
mental illness that New Jersey is facing, as we...
House Passes Bill to Strengthen Mental Health Parity Protections for Workers
October 3, 2022
The House pass the Mental Health Matters Act (H.R.7780), which
would hold employer-based health plans more accountable for
improper denials of mental health and substance use benefits. The
legislation also "would give the Department of Labor to enforce
plan requirement...
NJ Governor’s Council on Mental Health Stigma Hosts Media Roundtable
September 26, 2022
Dr. Otto Wahl, Author of Media Madness: Public Images of Mental
Illness, to Deliver Keynote and Anti-Stigma Guidelines at this
Event October 3, 2022
After a hiatus of several years, the Governor's Council on Mental
Health Stigma* was reactivated in January 2022. U...
Biden Administration Awards More than $1.6B for Communities Addressing Addiction, Overdose Crisis
September 29, 2022
The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS), Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), and the Health Resources
and Services Administration (HRSA), announced last week that more
than $1.6 ...
CMS Makes Public Additional Medicare-Certified Nursing Home Ownership Data
September 27, 2022
On September 26, 2022, the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS), through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS), announced it is making additional data publicly
available that will provide more information about the ownership
of all Medic...
Report Demonstrates Potential Impacts of Climate Change with Focus on Human Health
September 26, 2022
Earlier this week, the New Jersey Departments of Health and
Environmental Protection have released the first supplement to
the 2020 New Jersey Scientific Report on Climate Change, which
presented the latest and most reliable scientific information on
the current and...
