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MHA Blog
  • Mental Health

    The Policy Corner

    The Mental Health Association is active in public policy both here in New Jersey and in Washington DC. Led by its Advocacy Committee and Chair Bill Olderman, MHA takes positions on a broad range of issues concerning mental health and substance use. The committee is active this spring visiting local elected officials and discussing solutions to individuals...

  • Mission Moments

    Our Mission in Action: Providing Emergency Assistance and Support to Those in Need

    Providing Emergency Assistance and Support to Those in Need   One week before the Christmas holiday, our Community Support Services (CSS) team encountered a dire situation affecting several of our clients living in Newark. Due to water damage and a collapsed roof, five individuals were facing homelessness. Immediately, our CSS team sprung into...

  • MHA News

    Exciting News: Our Morris County Location has Moved!

    Exciting News: Our Morris County Location has Moved! We’re thrilled to share some exciting news! Our main Morris County location is on the move and we couldn't be more excited about the new opportunities this change brings. Starting today, Monday August 28th, our main Morris County office will be located at 1160 Parsippany Boulevard, Parsippany,...

  • MHA News

    ICMS PASSAIC has Relocated!

    Our Integrated Case Management Services (ICMS) Passaic County location relocated on October 18, 2021, to 1373 Broad Street, Suite 312, Clifton, New Jersey 07013. This new location is centrally located and easily accessible to public transportation for our clients. ICMS Passaic’s phone number will remain the same, (973) 470-3142. Services were not...

  • Success Stories

    Life is Good

    Daily life can be a challenge for anyone, let alone someone with a mental health issue. Most of my life, I was struggling with mental illness, addiction and the results of making bad choices and being in abusive relationships. Going through that journey was so lonely, but deep down, I knew I wanted to do better for myself. Once I met my counselor...

  • COVID-19

    2020’s Holiday Season: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year?

    By Katie Newman, Writer and Research Assistant at MHAEM (Sophomore, University of Washington).   We’ve made it nearly a full rotation around the sun since the dreaded COVID-19 virus reared its ugly head in the United States. We have dealt with many disappointments; the stay-at-home order, canceling summer plans, finishing the 2019 school...

  • COVID-19

    COVID-19 and Its Impact On Small Businesses

    This is the second part of the multi-part (I haven’t quite decided how many parts yet) series I will be writing about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected different groups of people. The first article I wrote was about stay-at-home parents, and I originally expected this article to be similar to the first. However, I was greatly surprised. These...

  • Housing & Homelessness

    MHAEM Serving Homeless Population at Newark International Airport

    Area Mental Health Agency Serving Homeless Population In August, the Mental Health Association of Essex and Morris, Inc. (MHAEM), a Montclair and Parsippany based not-for-profit behavioral health agency, began providing outreach and case management services to homeless individuals who frequently seek out temporary shelter at Newark Liberty International...

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