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NJAMHAA NEWS Your Voice in Behavioral Health since 1951 SEPTEMBER 2026 NJAMHAA Shares New Board Chair’s Vision and Welcomes NewMembers N JAMHAA is fortunate to have strong leaders with long tenure in the association and on its Board and was pleased to announce at its 75 th Anniversary Membership Meeting in June that long-time Board member Frank Ghinassi, PhD, ABPP, was elected to serve as Chair. NJAMHAA was equally delighted to welcome Eman Gibson, MBA, LCSW, LCADC, Chief Clinical Officer, Integrity House, and Kimberly Veith, MBA, MSW, LCSW, LCADC, Chief Executive Officer, Bright Harbor Healthcare, as newmembers of the Board. Dr. Ghinassi Dr. Ghinassi is President and CEO of Rutgers University Behavioral Health Care and Senior Vice President of RWJBarnabas Health’s Behavioral Health and Addiction Service Line. He is also a Professor at Rutgers Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology; a Professor of Psychiatry at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; and a Core Faculty Member at Rutgers Global Health Institute. PAGE 11 PAGE 15 PAGE 19 PAGE 23 NJMHI Chair and New BoardMember Reinforce Vision to Strengthen the Workforce, Increase Access to Care TCNJ and Oaks Integrated Care Partner to Strengthen theWorkforce NewNJAMHAA Members Recognize and Contribute to Value of Partnership NJAMHAA’s IT Project Offers Expertise to Enhance Services with AI and Strengthen Cybersecurity Inside this Issue continued on page 5 NJAMHAA NEWS Your Voice in Behavioral Health since 1951