Mission Statement
We champion, support and promote the value of our member organizations.
Vision Statement
We strive for a world in which adults, children and families are empowered by a well-resourced and effective network of high-quality, integrated healthcare and social services.
Our Values
What Does NJAMHAA Do?
The New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies (NJAMHAA) is a trade association representing community-based organizations throughout New Jersey that provide mental healthcare, substance use disorder treatment, intellectual/developmental disability services and supports addressing the social determinants of health.
Our members can be found in every county and nearly every community statewide, serving hundreds of thousands of children and adults each year.
NJAMHAA's mission is to champion, support and promote the value of our member organizations.
Stronger Together.
NJAMHAA represents 164 organizations that collectively provide the full continuum of behavioral healthcare services, including hospital-based and freestanding agencies that offer all types of services in various settings for children and adults with mental illnesses, substance use disorders (SUD), intellectual/developmental disabilities (I/DD), co-occurring health conditions and other challenging life situations, such as unemployment and lack of housing.
They serve more than 500,000 children and adults each year and contribute to the economy through 61,000 direct and indirect jobs.
Impact
Today, the vast majority of individuals with serious substance use and/or mental health disorders, as well as thousands of other persons with common behavioral problems, live and receive their services in the community. Hospital-based and freestanding behavioral healthcare providers (providers of treatment and support services for individuals who have mental illnesses, SUD and/or I/DD that comprise NJAMHAA's membership are the roots of this community-based system. Providing clinical treatment and support services to children and adults, regardless of their ability to pay, NJAMHAA’s members are key to the well being of the residents of New Jersey. For seven decades, NJAMHAA has fostered the growth and vitality of this system. Through advocacy, education, training, mutual support, development of key partnerships and a variety of services, NJAMHAA assists agencies committed to improving the availability and quality of behavioral health services throughout the state.
Stronger together. Better outcomes for all.
NJAMHAA is proud to serve as a trusted partner and advocate for agencies and the communities they serve.
