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May 4, 2023 | Issue 39

Public Forum:

We want to hear from you about Mental Health

Disability Rights New Jersey will be visited by representatives from the US Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA) and the Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) on June 13, 2023.


SAMHSA/CMHS invites you to send comments about the PAIMI Program services and activities conducted by Disability Rights NJ.


Please send your comments to SAMHSA/CMHS


email to: PAIMI@samhsa.hhs.gov


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mail to: PAIMI Program Coordinator, SAMHSA/CMHS

5600 Fishers Lane, Suite 14E25D

Rockville, MD 208857
 

NEW EVENT: June 3rd - Transition Law Day Clinic
 


Come to Disability Rights New Jersey's Transition Law Day to learn about your rights when transitioning from student life to adult life!



  • Are you a student aged 14-21?
  • Do you have an IEP or 504 plan?
  • Have you thought about what you want to do after high school graduation?
  • Did you know your school and vocational rehabilitation agencies can help you prepare for life after high school?


Event will be held Saturday, June 3rd from 10:30am to 3:30pm at the Disability Rights NJ office in Trenton at 210 South Broad Street, 3rd Fl. Trenton NJ 08608

Timeline for Law Day: 10:30-3:30

  1. 11-11:30 Intro to transition and VR
  2. 11:30-12 Self-advocacy
  3. 12-12:45 Lunch
  4. 1-1:50 Session – by appointment only
  5. 2-2:50 Session – by appointment only
Register for Law Day


Limited space available! Please RSVP by May 26 by registering via the EventBrite link below.


When registering, please indicate which spot you are registering for - we have 15 spots for morning, 3 spots for each afternoon session. Available on first come, first serve basis. Others will be waitlisted.


For questions or to provide specific details, please email transition@disabilityrightsnj.org.



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HOW WE HELP

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Disability Rights New Jersey, a nonprofit organization, is dedicated to advancing and protecting the human, civil, and legal rights of people with disabilities.
  • We aggressively investigate reports of abuse and neglect wherever a person with a disability may be receiving services.


  • We thoroughly monitor facilities and community-based programs to ensure that people living in those facilities and using those services are free from abuse and neglect, and that their rights are not violated.


  • We provide legal representation, without charge, to people with disabilities in cases that fall within our priority setting process.


  • We are dedicated to providing education, training, and technical assistance to people with disabilities, their families and advocates, the agencies that service them, and policy makers among others.


  • We provide state-of-the-art access to information and advice about assistive technology.
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Disability Rights NJ is funded by the Department of Health and Human Services: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services - Center for Mental Health Services; Administration for Community Living - Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities; Center for Integrated Programs, through the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, U.S. Department of Education: Rehabilitation Services Administration, and the Social Security Administration

DISABILITY RIGHTS New Jersey | disabilityrightsnj.org

210 South Broad Street, Third Floor

Trenton, New Jersey 08608

1.800.922.7233 (in NJ only) 1.609.292.9742 (Voice)

1.609.777.0187 (Fax) 1.609.633.7106 (TTY) 
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