FY2025-Annual-Report

NJAMHAA Annual Report FY 2025 19 Adult Mental Health Practice Group CO-CHAIRS: Frank Ghinassi, PhD, ABPP President and CEO of Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care, Senior Vice President, Behavioral Health and Addictions Service Line, RWJBarnabas Health and NJAMHAA Board Member With an ongoing focus on fostering more innovation and collaboration throughout the membership, NJAMHAA’s Adult Mental Health Practice Group hosted many educational presentations, including: AtlantiCare’s Vision 2030 Initiative Gloria Seel Assistant Vice President, Behavioral Health and Addiction Services B right Harbor Healthcare’s Criminal Justice/ Mental Health Programs Meghan Corrigan, LCSW, LCADC Director of Adult Clinical Services C arePlus NJ Maternal Healthcare Programs Jessica Ayala, LCSW Director, Maternal and Family Center, Clinical Services Division LaDeana Artis, LCSW, PMH-C Senior Director, Outpatient Services and SIFI/Clinical Supervisor G oMo® Health’s Concierge Care for Personalized Guidance from Prenatal through Early Childhood Jessica Andersen, BSN, RN Director, Clinical Performance Improvement and Organizational Excellence Deena Cohen, MPA, CADC, CTTS, WTS Director of Community Affairs and Development Creative Arts Therapy Evan Weiss Creative Arts Coordinator, Integrity House E arly Psychosis Services at CarePlus NJ Thurmond Gillis, Jr., MA, LPC, NCC, CADC, DRCC Program Director Jenna L. Paparozzi, DSW, LCSW, LCADC, CCS Senior Director, Coordinated Specialty Care and Community Integration, COPE Supervisor and Clinician C ommunity Hope’s Sgt. Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program Cody Curatolo, MA Veteran Case Management Director R utgers School of Social Work’s Intensive Weekend MSW Program Jack B. Lewis, DSW, LCSW Associate Professor and Director, Intensive Weekend Program Amy Strickler, LMSW, LSW Assistant Director, Intensive Weekend Program and Assistant Professor T he Spiritual and Religious Side of Mental Health Crisis Care Dr. Calvin Chatlos Professor and Psychiatrist, Rutgers - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Janet Werner, MEd President, U Have My Word LLC S cenario Planning in Anticipation of Significant Federal Medicaid Cuts KimWilliams, MSSW Principal, Health Management Associates “ The mental health practice groups have kept me going during an incredibly stressful time. It has been so helpful to hear that other programs are experiencing the same challenges as I am. ” Nicolle DeLuca, MS, LPC, NCC Program Director Wiley Christian Behavioral Management Services Kathy White-Thomas, MS Chief Operating Officer, Volunteers of America - Delaware Valley and NJAMHAA Board Member Regina Widdows, MA President/CEO, SERV Behavioral Health System, Inc. and NJAMHAA Board Member