FY2026 Annual Report

Annual Report FY2026 27 T he variety of products and services offered by Integrated Healthcare Council (IHC) members include diagnostic testing, insurance, furniture and expert consultation on policy, fiscal and operational issues. While they meet formally only on an ad hoc basis, IHC members actively participate in NJAMHAA conferences, practice groups and other councils, and receive and share information on pertinent issues. The IHC also includes health maintenance organizations (HMOs), whose representatives actively participate on NJAMHAA’s HMO Council, along with providers and staff from the New Jersey Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) and the Division of Medical Assistance and Health Services (DMAHS), which oversees the contracts with the HMOs. Education Council Members: • Adtalem Global Education • Bergen Community College • Caldwell University • Columbia University • H ackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University • Monmouth University • Montclair State University • New Jersey Council of County Colleges • New York University • Ramapo College of New Jersey • Richard Stockton College • Rider University • Rowan University • Rutgers University School of Health Professions • Rutgers University School of Public Health • Seton Hall University • Stockton University • Temple University • The College of New Jersey • Thomas Jefferson University • University of Pennsylvania IHC Members: • Aetna Better Health of New Jersey • AmeriHealth New Jersey • Ammon Labs • ACCU Reference Laboratories • Attitudes In Reverse® • Brown & Brown Insurance Services, Inc. • Butler Human Services, Inc. • Community Access Unlimited • Council on Compulsive Gambling of New Jersey, Inc. • Fidelis Care NJ • GoMo Health® • Health Management Associates • Horizon NJ Health • Integrated RCM Services • Mercadien Group • N ew Jersey Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence • Optum Health • PerformCare New Jersey • Riker Danzig Scherer Hyland Perretti LLP • Rutgers University School of Social Work • Shatterproof • Society for the Prevention of Teen Suicide • Unemployment Services Trust • Wellpoint The Education Council is evaluating members’ feedback on topics of interest and concern, and incorporating this information into its plans to increase the value of the group for both educators and behavioral healthcare providers. One of the top areas of interest is strategies for strengthening collaboration between community behavioral healthcare providers and institutions of higher education. Other important topics are focusing on geographic regions that lack access to quality care and social services; enhancing cultural competency skills; managing conflict with coworkers; and embracing changes, especially during challenging and uncertain times. Education Council (continued) Integrated Healthcare Council