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Assemblyman Ronald Dancer, Cynthia Chazen and Angela Nikolovski to Be Honored at October 17th Conference
October 15, 2019
NJAMHAA will honor the following individuals during its Fall Behavioral Healthcare Conference, Winning Innovations in Health Care, Thursday, October 17, 2019 at the Pines Manor, 2085 State Route 27, Edison, NJ:
* Assemblyman Ronald Dancer (R-12th District), State Leadership in Mental Health and Substance Use Treatment Award
* Cynthia Chazen, Mental Health Advocate and Blogger and Editor of Stigma Free Zone News, Leadership in Advocacy to Eliminate Stigma Award
* Angela Nikolovski, MS, LPC, LCADC, Executive Director, Straight & Narrow, Exemplary Leadership in a Crisis Award
The event will also feature a keynote presentation, The Opioid Epidemic from a Public Health Perspective, by Joshua Sharfstein, MD, Vice Dean, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Practice; and a plenary session, Update from Washington, led by Charles Ingoglia, MSW, President & CEO, National Council for Behavioral Health.
In addition, a variety of workshops will be presented by experts on clinical and operational topics.
Click here for details and to register.
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