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MHANJ's Mental Health First Aid for New Jersey Initiative Wins National Award for Excellence in Mental Health First Aid Community Impact
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The Mental Health Association in New Jersey's Mental Health First Aid for New Jersey leadership team members accepted the Excellence in Mental Health First Aid Community Impact Award from the National Council for Behavioral Health. Left to right: Jaime Angelini, Ruth Kaluski, Robert Kley, Lauren Luik and Laverne Williams.
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Mental Health First Aid for New Jersey, an initiative led by the Mental Health Association in New Jersey and a coalition of 16 stakeholder organizations, has earned the Excellence in Mental Health First Aid Community Impact Award from the National Council for Behavioral Health, based in Washington, DC. Presented at the National Council's recent annual NATCON conference in Seattle, this prestigious award recognizes Mental Health First Aid for New Jersey's commitment to the international Mental Health First Aid movement and the significant impact it has had on communities throughout the state in expanding the use of the evidence-based mental health literacy and skills-training curriculum.
"Mental Health First Aid is a key catalyst for stigma-reduction efforts, and over time, will help us move toward deeper integration of physical and mental health care. It is our hope that the Mental Health First Aid for New Jersey model we've pioneered will be adopted by other states around the country, further extending its impact," stated Carolyn Beauchamp, President and CEO of the Mental Health Association in New Jersey.
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Center for Individuals with Disabilities
Opens in Atlantic County
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Artemis Center for Independent Living staff members include (left to right): Donald Campbell, Center Director; Mary Beth Preyer, Outreach Coordinator; Dawn Padick, Independent Living Specialist, and Patti Kuhn, Office Coordinator, and (in front), Bambi, an emotional support comfort dog.
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MHANJ extends a warm welcome to
the Artemis Center for Independent Living, one of
11 centers for independent living in New Jersey.
Centers for Independent Living (CIL) are community-based, consumer-driven organizations that provide information and referral, peer counseling, skills training, advocacy and a variety of services to people with disabilities, based on individual needs.
CILs are unique in that they operate per a strict philosophy of consumer control, wherein people with all types of disabilities directly govern and staff the organization. At Artemis, the combined leadership has firsthand experience of living with multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, post-traumatic stress disorder, limb loss, stroke and rheumatoid arthritis. It is a center that empowers people with disabilities to make their own life choices and to realize their greatest potential as individuals.
For more information call 609-748-ABLE(2253).
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Here are a Few of the
Activities We Have Planned for
Mental Health Month:
5th Annual NBC4/T47 Health and Fitness Expo presented by Quest Diagnostics
Visit MHANJ's Booth, featuring mental health screening,
a fun game with giveaways and information.
May 6 and 7, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
MetLife Stadium,
1 MetLife Stadium Drive,
East Rutherford
(No cost for entrance.)
MHANJ in Atlantic County's
Evening of Wellness
This community-wide celebration and charity auction recognize the work of those who have made an exceptional contribution to the field of mental health/addictions.
Delicious hors d'oeuvres and desserts will be included.
May 15, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Ram's Head Inn, 9 W. White Horse Pike, Galloway
MHANJ in Ocean County's Open House
Visit MHANJ in Ocean County's new office and learn about all of our Ocean County programming.
Light refreshments and giveaways will be available.
May 17, 3 to 7 p.m.
MHANJ Office, 25 South Shore Drive, Toms River
Watch for more news
and information to come!
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Laverne Williams, Director of MHANJ's Promoting Emotional Wellness and Spirituality (PEWS) program (center left), poses with bestselling author Sheryl Sandberg (to her right) and others at a launch event for the book
Option B: Facing Adversity, Building Resilience, and Finding Joy, at 92Y in New York City. Ms. Williams provided comments about her personal story and insights for the book.
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| (Left to right) Alice Honeycutt, Director of Workforce Development for the New Jersey Department of Labor, stands with Michelle Price, Peer Employment Specialist for MHANJ in Ocean County, following Ms. Price's testimony for the Division of Vocational and Rehabilitation Services. |
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The ALGEEs (Mental Health First Aids mascots) look great in their cowboy hats! They sure do get around. This time they attended a Mental Health First Aid training with trainers Ruth Kaluski and Michael Allora for members of the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horsemen International, Region 2.
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