10/09/2026
With this week being Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW), the New Jersey Association of Mental Health and Addiction Agencies (NJAMHAA) joins the community, healthcare providers and stakeholders in recognizing how important taking care of your mental health is and supporting the National Alliance on Mental Illness’ (NAMI’s) theme for this year’s MIAW, Turning Science into Hope.
Conducting up-to-date research is one of the most important tools we have to help us understand how mental health conditions develop, their impact, and how they can be managed. Thanks to the advances made in research, we can provide some answers and hope for people with mental illness and their families.
“Mental health research is an essential tool that leads to treatments that enable people to achieve wellness,” said Debra L. Wentz, PhD, President and CEO of NJAMHAA.
“NJAMHAA strives 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. To achieve this vision, mental health research needs to be substantial and comparable to funding for research relating to other health conditions,” Dr. Wentz said.
