Mental Health Association of Monmouth County

Executive Director: Wendy DePedro

President: Thomas A. Schember

Service Description: Mental Health

Area Served: Monmouth County, NJ

Hours of Operation/Schedule: 9am-5pm Mon-Fri

Services Offered:
stength based innovative programs, education, advocacy, community partnerships and shaping public policy

Support Groups: Mental Health Association of Monmouth County An Affiliate of MENTAL HEALTH AMERICA Thursday, February 5 7:30-9:00 PM FOR MEN ONLY James Romer, M.Div. Director Psychiatric Screening Services, Kimball Medical Center The issues that men experience when a family member has a mental illness. To be held: Eatontown Library 33 Broad Street, Eatontown Thursday, March 5 7:30-9:00 PM POST TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER / PTSD Defined & What Stress it Can Bring Carolyn Matflerd, MD, Psychiatrist in Private Practice To be held: Eatontown Library 33 Broad Street, Eatontown Thursday, April 2 7:30-9:00 PM HOW PEOPLE WITH MENTAL ILLNESS CAN ACCESS SUPPORTIVE EMPLOYMENT & SUPPORTIVE HIGHER EDUCATION Steve Fishbein, Supervisor of Psychiatric Rehabilitative Services Division of Mental Health Services Office of Housing, Policy & Program Development To be held: Eatontown Library 33 Broad Street, Eatontown Thursday, May 7 7:30 -9:00 PM UNDERSTANDING ANXIETY DISORDER & PANIC ATTACKS Felice Homer, MA, Psychotherapist in Private Practice, former Director of Community Services at Hoffstra University To be held: Eatontown Library 33 Broad Street, Eatontown Thursday, June 4 7:30- 9:00 PM SMOKING & SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS: A CAUSE FOR CONCERN An informational session about smoking and the relationship to mental illness Jill Williams, MD, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Division of Addiction Psychiatry To be held: Eatontown Library 33 Broad Street, Eatontown Thursdays, February 12 March 12 April 16 May 14 7:30-9:00 PM MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING Group Discussion of Important Mental Health Issues David Landy, Ph.D., Psychologist, Private Practice To be held: Presbyterian Church 32 Sycamore Avenue, Shrewsbury Tuesday, May 5 5:00 -6:00 PM MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH MONTH THE BENEFITS OF EXERCISE FOR MENTAL HEALTH Lecture and Demonstration Physical and Psychological Benefits, Relaxation Techniques for Stress Management, Massage and Deep Breathing Techniques, Progressive Muscle Relaxation Barbra Dean, Physical Therapist To be held: Kessler Rehabilitation Center 33 Newman Springs Road, Tinton Falls Thursday, May 7 7:30 -9:00 PM UNDERSTANDING ANXIETY DISORDER & PANIC ATTACKS Felice Homer, MA, Psychotherapist in Private Practice, former Director of Community Services at Hoffstra University To be held: Eatontown Library 33 Broad Street, Eatontown Tuesday, May 19 4:00-6:00 PM MAY IS MENTAL HEALTH MONTH YOGA TO BEAT THE BLUES Life-Force Yoga for Depression Discussion and Beginning Level Practice Elizabeth Bond, Clinical Psychologist, Certified Yoga Instructor, Yoga Alliance Teacher To be held: Synergy Yoga Studio 772 River Road, 2nd Floor, Fair Haven Registration Required For Information / Registration contact: MHA@mentalhealthmonmouth.org 732-542-6422 Thursday, June 4 7:30- 9:00 PM SMOKING & SERIOUS MENTAL ILLNESS: A CAUSE FOR CONCERN An informational session about smoking and the relationship to mental illness Jill Williams, MD, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Division of Addiction Psychiatry To be held: Eatontown Library 33 Broad Street, Eatontown

History:

Established in 1950, The Mental Health Association of Monmouth County is an affiliate of the New Jersey Mental Health Association and the National, Mental Health America.

The Mental Health Association of Monmouth County is dedicated to promoting mental health and wellness, the prevention of mental illness and the improved care and treatment of persons affected by mental illness. Our mission is accomplished through MHA’s strength based innovative programs, by advocacy, educating and shaping public policy.

Our mission is guided by the following principles:

Mental health is essential to the development and realization of every person’s full potential.

Justice demands that everyone, regardless of mental or physical disability, has rights and responsibilities of full participation in society.

Sufficient resources need to be available for a complete range of community mental health and support services, public education, and preventive interventions.

People with mental illnesses can recover and live healthy and productive lives.

Children and adults should have access to a full array of high quality, community-based, integrated mental health services, regardless of ability to pay.

Services must be culturally diverse and accessible to individuals where ever they live.

MHAMC values partnerships and sees public and private sector participation as essential to community mental health.

Detailed Organization Information:

The Mental Health Association of Monmouth County (MHAMC) envisions a just, humane, healthy society in which people with mental illness are accorded dignity and the opportunity to achieve their full potential, free from stigma, prejudice and other barriers to care and recovery.

 

A holistic approach to services provides clients and their families with treatment techniques that are empowering and solution oriented.

 

Established in 1950, the Mental Health Association of Monmouth County is a non-profit, grassroots organization that is an affiliate of the New Jersey Mental Health Association and Mental Health America (formerly known as National Mental Health Association).  MHAMC is dedicated to promoting mental health and improving the care and treatment of children and adults with mental illness through advocacy, education and client services.  MHAMC has been a strong voice for social change, spearheading systems reform by encouraging innovative solutions and exposing shameful abuse and sub-standard care.

 

MHAMC has two subsidiary corporations.  The Mental Health Association Foundation provides financial support and strategic advice regarding fundraising and public awareness of MHAMC’s services.  In 1991, the MHAMC incorporated the Affordable Housing Alliance, formerly known as the Monmouth Housing Alliance, as a non-profit housing development corporation dedicated to providing safe, affordable and decent housing for people with limited incomes and special needs.  Under their capable management, they now own more than 250 rental units.

 

MHAMC operates under the governance of an Operating Board of Directors with the collaboration and support of the Foundation Board of Directors, both of whom continue to make extraordinary contributions to the MHAMC mission and goals.

 

Slogan: Bringing Wellness Home