Department of Human Services

DHS Press 2007

December - 07

Dec 19	Governor Corzine Expands Access to NJ FamilyCare Program
Dec 13	Governor Announces Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Grants For Families With Sick Children
Dec 13	Snow Removal Vital to Persons with Disabilities
Dec 6	Earned Income Tax Credit can save millions for New Jersey’s Working Families
Dec 4	DMHS awards 4 contracts to divert people with mental illness from jail into treatment

November - 07

Nov 30	New disaster training certification granted to 150 mental health professionals
Nov 30	$5 Million Set to Begin Addressing Growing Needs of People with Autism
Nov 19	Commissioner Urges Residents to Help the Hungry NJ Food Banks Need Donations during Holidays and Year-Round
Nov 1	State unveils new psychiatric hospital Greystone Park now a state-of-the-art facility

October - 07

Oct 31	Commissioner Velez Appoints Frederick S. Cohen Assistant Commissioner of Legal and Regulatory Affairs at DHS
Oct 18	Statement from Department of Human Services Commissioner Jennifer Velez on today's Congressional SCHIP vote
Oct 12	First New Jersey Governor's Conference on Employment for People with Disabilities
Oct 10	NJHelps.org website adds services, functionality, Residents can check eligibility in more than 30 programs
Oct 7	Oct 7 Governor's Proclamation Observing Mental Illness Awareness Week 2007
Oct 1	GOVERNOR CORZINE ANNOUNCES NEW JERSEY WILL SUE BUSH ADMINISTRATION OVER SCHIP

September - 07

Sept 27	Commissioner Appoints Director of the Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Sept 4	$4.8M awarded for mobile medication units to treat intravenous drug users

August - 07

Aug 31	More than 8,000 additional parents will be eligible for NJ FamilyCare
Aug 14	New Directory of Organizations Serving People who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Aug 7	DHS, DCF award $1.2M for addiction treatment for DYFS parents and adolescents
Aug 2	Commissioner Velez Congratulates Graduates of the Department's Clinical Scholarship Program

July - 07

July 30	NJLBH joins with Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired to Dedicate New Regional Technical Assistance Center
July 10	People with Disabilities Find a Ride Online

June - 07

June 27	Ribbon Cutting Ceremony Initiates Pilot Modular Ramp Program for People with Physical Disabilities in Union and Middlesex Counties
June 21	Senate confirms Jennifer Velez as DHS Commissioner
June 20	Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund Commission Announces Annual Awards for Families
June 18	Assistant Commissioner Jennifer Velez' Testimony - Confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee - June 18, 2007
June 15	Department Helps Theatre Alliance Provide Open Captioned Shows for People Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
June 8	Assistant Commissioner receives mental health awards
June 6	Division of Addiction Services Awards $1.6 Million in Safety Contracts to Substance Abuse Centers
June 1	UMDNJ Manual Designed to Help the Mentally Ill to be Distributed Nationally

May - 07

May 31	Commissioner Velez & Congressman Pallone Announce New Healthcare Accomplishments for NJ Children & Families
May 25	NJ Awarded Enhanced CMS Funding to Transition Residents from Institutions
May 15	Human Services Honors Winning Entries in 12 th Annual Art Contest Celebrating Responsibilities of Parenthood
May 2	Commissioner's Overview of the Division of Developmental Disabilities Olmstead Plan

April - 07

Apr 30	DHS announces web resource to aid the hungry And, with Department of Agriculture, donates $125,000 to NJ Food Banks
Apr 27	Crisis counselors deployed to flood victims
Apr 27	DHS reaches Gov. Corzine's goal of insuring 50,000 new children
Apr 4	Velez Budget Testimony for Assembly Budget Committee

March - 07

Mar 30	Kohler named Human Services deputy commissioner
Mar 19	Kenneth Ritchey Appointed to Oversee Developmental Disabilities
Mar 7	Acting Commissioner Velez Announces DHS Leadership Team

February - 07

Feb 6

DHS' Medicaid Program Receives Funding to Improve Children's Health Care
$1.5 million federal grant will aid screening, diagnosis and treatment

January - 07

Jan 4

Public Hearings on Expanding Housing Options for People with Disabilities