NJAMHAA-FY23-Annual-Report

NJAMHAA’s Impactful Advocacy Campaign Captures Media Attention 15 NJAMHAA Annual Report FY 2023 As NJAMHAA’s FY2022 advocacy campaign, Diverse Faces, Many Lives: New Jerseyans Rely on Mental Health and Substance Use Services to Thrive , was extremely impactful, resulting in significant funding increases in the proposed FY2023 state and federal budgets that help break barriers to care, it was a natural decision to build on this campaign for FY2024 budget advocacy. Diverse Faces: Partners in Care is on track for achieving Diverse Faces: Partners in Care NJAMHAA’s goal of overcoming more challenges by securing additional funding to strengthen and expand the behavioral healthcare workforce and the vital services they provide. This likely success is indicated by Governor Phil Murphy’s proposed FY2024 budget, unveiled in February, and significant coverage of this campaign in the media certainly is contributing significantly to this anticipated achievement.